CONCERNS ABOUT ILLICIT CHINA GM RICE IMPORTS HAVE SPARKED ADDITIONAL CONTROLS
February 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has ordered compulsory GM-free certification for a wide range of Chinese rice products, because of concerns unauthorised illicit exports of the genetically modified Bt63 are entering Europe. From April 15, only consignments tested by an accredited laboratory using a specific testing method, accompanied by an analytical report, can be exported to the EU.
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THE EUROPEAN Commission has ordered compulsory GM-free certification for a wide range of Chinese rice products, because of concerns unauthorised illicit exports of the genetically modified Bt63 are entering Europe. From April 15, only consignments tested by an accredited laboratory using a specific testing method, accompanied by an analytical report, can be exported to the EU.
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