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2009-10-12 | permalink
GM findings in Canadian mustard ”misconstrued”
A drop in mustard prices in recent weeks isn’t out of line with what other crops have seen and has ”little to do” with allegations of contamination in Canadian mustard shipped to Europe, according to a Saskatchewan mustard growers’ agency. Environmental group Greenpeace last month posted a statement on its Austrian website claiming Maille, a well-known French manufacturer of mustards, vinegars and oils owned by Unilever, had found a ”genetically modified (GM) canola event” in tests on its Dijon mustard.
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2009-10-12 | permalink
GM findings in Canadian mustard ”misconstrued”
A drop in mustard prices in recent weeks isn’t out of line with what other crops have seen and has ”little to do” with allegations of contamination in Canadian mustard shipped to Europe, according to a Saskatchewan mustard growers’ agency. Environmental group Greenpeace last month posted a statement on its Austrian website claiming Maille, a well-known French manufacturer of mustards, vinegars and oils owned by Unilever, had found a ”genetically modified (GM) canola event” in tests on its Dijon mustard.
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