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Standing Committee on Food Chain takes stance on Wednesday on approving BASF genetically modified potato

Brussels, 09/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - The EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health is to give its opinion, on Wednesday 10 October, by qualified majority, on the European Commission's proposal aimed at authorising the EU to use a genetically modified potato from the company BASF for animal feed (EUROPE 9457). The committee will, on the same occasion, give its stance on how appropriate it is to agree that an accidental presence of this transgenic potato in conventional food...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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(EU) EU/TRADE: Günter Verheugen and Michael Glos vow EU will defend its steel producers against Chinese exports
(EU) EU/GMO: Standing Committee on Food Chain takes stance on Wednesday on approving BASF genetically modified potato
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council adopts new restructuring plan for sugar sector
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