GM WTO THREAT
February 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALL
US Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick has backed launching a case against the European Union for refusing to accept genetically modified food. Such a suit would seek to overturn Brussels' de facto four year-old moratorium on GM food imports. He claimed the Europeans have been swayed by anti-scientific views.
US Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick has backed launching a case against the European Union for refusing to accept genetically modified food. Such a suit would seek to overturn Brussels' de facto four year-old moratorium on GM food imports. He claimed the Europeans have been swayed by anti-scientific views.
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