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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9250
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/usa/gmo

On Friday experts will examine emergency measures against American rice, which have been deemed insufficient by ecology experts

Brussels, 24/08/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Standing Committee on Food Safety and Animal Health, made up of experts from EU Member States, is meeting up on 25 August to discuss the American long grain rice case, rice that has been contaminated by non-authorised genetically modified rice, “LL Rice 601”. The committee is expected to assess the measures taken by the Commission on 23 August, which stipulate that all imports of US long grain rice are certified with guarantees that they do not...

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