Brussels, 19/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the European Commission will propose to Member States that all imports of American long grain rice, certified free of GMOs not authorised in the EU, be systematically tested, to determine if this is indeed the case.
Having failed to negotiate a common sampling and testing protocol on American rice exported to the EU, for the possible presence of the banned LL 601, the Commission had no other choice but to take this measure, which was...