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BY ALAN OSBORN

The EU has demanded that all long grain rice from America must be tested and found to be free of GM before being allowed entry, the European Commission announced Wednesday. The notice was served following disclosure that small amounts of an unauthorised type of genetically engineered long grain rice had found its way into the feed and food chain in the US.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) may work with private food health alert services, after reviewing how it discovers and combats emerging risks. In an assessment paper, EFSA admitted it "will need to devote new internal resources for the work with emerging risks", which have recently ranged from fresh foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks, to dioxin contamination and new diseases such as SARS.…

BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo

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JAPAN’S whaling fleet returned to port in August with around 2,000 tons of whale meat. Japan describes it as "scientific whaling" that helps monitor numbers and breeding patterns; environmentalists and other governments say it is commercial whaling.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL, in Ottawa

CANADIAN brewer Sleeman is planning an export drive after its takeover by Japan’s Sapporo, the company’s chairman John Sleeman told just-drinks.com. Mr Sleeman, who will stay on as CEO after the deal is approved by shareholders, said: "I am delighted with this agreement.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

THE WORLD’S top anti-money laundering body has warned that organised criminals have used French fashion purchases to help hide their ill-gotten gains. The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) latest report on money laundering techniques has written about how illicit drug dealers have smuggled into France the cash proceeds of Japan drug sales.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld or strengthened two fines originally imposed by the European Commission on seven graphite electrode producers from Germany, Japan and the USA for operating a global cartel. These penalties had been appealed, and eased somewhat by the ECJ’s junior Court of First Instance.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE WORLD’S top anti-money laundering body has warned that organised criminals have used French fashion purchases to help hide their ill-gotten gains. The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) latest report on money laundering techniques has written how illicit drug dealers have smuggled into France the cash proceeds of Japan drug sales.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE WORLD Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Doha round food trade talks collapsed today, with diplomats floundering about how to recover from damaging political deadlock. European Union (EU) trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has bluntly blamed the Americans for refusing to yield on reducing farm production subsidies.…

BY ALAN OSBORN, in London

EUROPEAN Union (EU) lawmakers are stepping up the development of a legally binding technical standard to ensure the safe operation of hydrogen fuel cells in road vehicles. The European Commission has begun a public consultation (which runs until September 15) on the matter, seeking to ensure that the rapid technical development of hydrogen power by automakers is not held back by safety fears and conflicting national safety rules.…

BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Damascus

FOLLOWING a sizeable reduction in import duties last year, Syria’s fledgling car market has grown by up to 60% in under a year.

A mere decade ago Syria’s roads were full of ageing cars, such as 1950s and 1960s Chevrolets, Dodges and Plymouths that were either lovingly maintained or had had one paint job too many.…