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2006-12-06 |

Australian food firms urged to avoid GM canola

Environment campaigner Greenpeace is urging Australian food makers to resist use of genetically modified canola, which has entered the market in the wake of a sharp drop in domestic output. Australia has banned commercial production of genetically modified (GM) canola until 2008 but it has been approved as safe for human consumption by the country's food authorities and food makers are allowed to use it if imported as an ingredient.

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2006-12-06 |

Australian food firms urged to avoid GM canola

Environment campaigner Greenpeace is urging Australian food makers to resist use of genetically modified canola, which has entered the market in the wake of a sharp drop in domestic output. Australia has banned commercial production of genetically modified (GM) canola until 2008 but it has been approved as safe for human consumption by the country's food authorities and food makers are allowed to use it if imported as an ingredient.

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