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2009-09-04 |

Irish aquarium trade warned over GM fish imports

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned the aquarium trade in Ireland to be on the lookout for genetically modified fish after confirming a recent illegal import. In a statement issued via an advertisement in Practical Fishkeeping magazine, the EPA said that following a recent incidence of the importation of GM aquarium fish it was reminding importers in the Republic of Ireland that imports of the fish were in breach of National and European law.

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2009-09-04 |

Irish aquarium trade warned over GM fish imports

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned the aquarium trade in Ireland to be on the lookout for genetically modified fish after confirming a recent illegal import. In a statement issued via an advertisement in Practical Fishkeeping magazine, the EPA said that following a recent incidence of the importation of GM aquarium fish it was reminding importers in the Republic of Ireland that imports of the fish were in breach of National and European law.

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