Saturday, April 16, 2005

EU Nations to Ban Suspected GMO Corn Imports

European Union nations voted Friday to ban U.S. shipments of suspect corn gluten animal feed unless the bloc has full assurance that the imports are free of genetically modified corn.
The move could affect millions of dollars' worth of corn gluten exports. The dispute centers on a batch of Bt10 genetically modified corn that Swiss agrochemicals company Syngenta inadvertently sold in the United States and exported to Europe without approval.
U.S. shipments of corn gluten feed to the EU totaled 347 million euros ($450 million) last year.

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