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2009-10-07 | permalink
Europe finds GMO in 11 Canada flax shipments
The European Union has found genetically modified flaxseed in 11 Canadian flax shipments in less than one month, dimming prospects for farmers selling this year’s crop. [...] They state that buyers distributed the contaminated product to 24 more countries -- Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Portugal and Romania in the European Union -- as well as Croatia, Iceland, South Korea, Norway, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mauritius and Switzerland outside the EU.
- Reuters, UK: Europe finds GMO in 11 Canada flax shipments
- Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, Canada: GM flax contamination from Canada soars to 28 countries
- Manitoba Co-operator, Canada: Genetically modified flax sent to Europe puts industry in limbo
- Manitoba Co-operator, Canada: Flax industry, CGC race to trace GMO source
- APK-Inform Information Agency, Ukraine: Ukraine increased flaxseed production
- Canadian Cattlemen, Canada: Prairie flax bids fall as GM concerns continue
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2009-10-07 | permalink
Europe finds GMO in 11 Canada flax shipments
The European Union has found genetically modified flaxseed in 11 Canadian flax shipments in less than one month, dimming prospects for farmers selling this year’s crop. [...] They state that buyers distributed the contaminated product to 24 more countries -- Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Portugal and Romania in the European Union -- as well as Croatia, Iceland, South Korea, Norway, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mauritius and Switzerland outside the EU.
- Reuters, UK: Europe finds GMO in 11 Canada flax shipments
- Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, Canada: GM flax contamination from Canada soars to 28 countries
- Manitoba Co-operator, Canada: Genetically modified flax sent to Europe puts industry in limbo
- Manitoba Co-operator, Canada: Flax industry, CGC race to trace GMO source
- APK-Inform Information Agency, Ukraine: Ukraine increased flaxseed production
- Canadian Cattlemen, Canada: Prairie flax bids fall as GM concerns continue
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