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2009-09-21 | permalink
EU rejects more U.S. soy with illegal GM corn traces
Spanish authorities detected traces of unauthorised forms of genetically modified (GM) corn in U.S. soy shipments on August 25 and blocked the imports, a European Commission spokeswoman said on Friday. Traces of corn variety MON88017, which is yet to be approved in the EU, was found in different shiploads of soy from the same company and the shipments were sent back to the U.S., the spokeswoman said. The MON88017 variety is manufactured by Monsanto, an official at the biotech company in Spain said.
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2009-09-21 | permalink
EU rejects more U.S. soy with illegal GM corn traces
Spanish authorities detected traces of unauthorised forms of genetically modified (GM) corn in U.S. soy shipments on August 25 and blocked the imports, a European Commission spokeswoman said on Friday. Traces of corn variety MON88017, which is yet to be approved in the EU, was found in different shiploads of soy from the same company and the shipments were sent back to the U.S., the spokeswoman said. The MON88017 variety is manufactured by Monsanto, an official at the biotech company in Spain said.
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