David
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 Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject: FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY TAKEN TO COURT OVER ILLEGAL GM RICE |
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Illegal genetically modified rice was on sale in the UK more than two months after the Food Standards Agency (FSA) claimed it had been withdrawn from the market Friends of the Earth revealed today (Tuesday 20 February). The discovery of the GM rice, which may still be on sale in the UK, was revealed on the first day of a court case, brought by Friends of the Earth, against the FSA over its failure to take adequate steps to protect consumers from GM rice. The incident is the most significant GM food contamination episode to affect the UK.
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Source of article: Friends of the Earth
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