Consumer Commissioner Markos Kyprianou demands information and a test kit on illegal GM maize bt10 from Syngenta CEO Pragnell. Else a temporary ban on US imports of maize had to be considered after an emergency meeting of national competent authorities on Tuesday. His spokesman said the EU`s head office had no powers to fine Syngenta, but said national governments in Europe could do so.</p><p><a href="http://news.ft.com/cms/s/cacd33b2-aaab-11d9-98d7-00000e2511c8.html">Financial Times: Concern over US modified corn imports</a></p><p><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D89DCH700.htm?campaign_id=apn_home_down">AP /Business Week: EU ponders suspending corn gluten imports</a></p><p><a href="http://eu.greenpeace.org/downloads/gmo/Bt10050412.pdf">Greenpeace calls for import ban on US food crops</a>