Til trods for, at det ikke var nogen ny undersøgelse, men kun en statistisk gennemgang, anmodede Kommissionen, så snart den blev opmærksom på professor Séralinis bidrag, straks EFSA om at analysere det for at finde ud af, om den statistiske fortolkning, der for nylig var foreslået, var velbegrundet, og hvad der er vigtigere, om de statistiske differencer var relevante for sikkerheden ved fødevarer og foderstoffer.
Despite the fact that it was not a new study but only a statistical review, as soon as the Commission became aware of Professor Séralini's paper, it immediately asked EFSA to analyse it to verify whether the newly proposed statistical interpretation was well founded and, more importantly, whether the statistical differences were relevant for food and feed safety.