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15.04.2005 | permalink
Bt10: EU Commission requires certification of US exports to stop unauthorised GMO entering the EU
The EU temporarily banned imports of U.S. maize feed and grains unless there is proof they are free of an illegal genetically modified organism. The measures will enter into force early next week and be reviewed at the end of October, the European Commission said in a statement.</p><p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=8196196">Reuters: EU Clashes with U.S. Over GMO Maize Feed Imports</a></p><p><a href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BRU003221.htm">Reuters: EU curbs U.S. biotech maize feed, grain imports</a></p><p><a href="http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/437&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en">EU Press Release</a></p><p><a href="http://www.saveourseeds.org/downloads/GP_PR_BT10_150405.pdf">Greenpeace Press Release</a></p><p><a href="http://www.syngenta.com/en/media/article.aspx?pr=041505&Lang=en">Syngenta Press Release: Syngenta supports EU in targeted certification program for two animal feed maize products</a>