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EU Sets Guidelines for Cautionary Food Trade Bans

Reuters | February 2, 2000 | By David Evans BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled guidelines on how it believes public health can be protected with cautionary trade bans when faced with insufficient or conflicting science.

The Bio-Battle of Words at Montreal Biodiversity Meeting

Montreal Gazette | January 29, 2000 Activists won the propaganda war with clever words and images. The serious-looking guys in suits never stood a chance MARK ABLEY, The Gazette

Green Groups Applaud Intl Bio-Safety Trade Pact

World Headlines Saturday January 29 11:12 AM ET Green Groups Applaud Intl Bio-Safety Trade Pact BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Environmental groups on Saturday applauded an agreement reached by international regulators in Montreal on regulating trade in genetically modified organisms (GMOs) used in food.

Citizens Slam Miami Group Stalling on Biosafety Protocol

IATP News Release | January 25, 2000 Montreal - Representatives of fifteen civil society groups from the six countries stalling the Biosafety Protocol spoke out today. They said the Protocol must protect biodiversity and human health, not promote trade.

NGO Statement at Biosafety Protocol Negotiations in Montreal

NGO Position Statement | Extraordinary Conference of the Parties: Biosafety Protocol Negotiations | January 25, 2000

Billions at Stake as Food Is Frozen Out

The Herald | October 27, 1999 | By CRAIG SKEHAN, Herald Correspondent in Bangkok Thai authorities are struggling to protect billions of dollars worth of exports as countries with restrictions or bans on genetically modified crops start to reject Thai food products.

EU Official Warns GMO Foods Could Beget Trade War between United States, Europe

International Trade Daily | October 25, 1999 | By Corbett B. Daly A top European official said Oct. 21 the rift between Europe and the United States over so-called "Frankenstein foods" could cause a trade war between the two economic powerhouses.

U.S. to Draft Proposal for Faster GM Crop Approvals

Reuters | September 30, 1999 | Julie Vorman WASHINGTON - Peter Scher, special U.S. ambassador for agricultural trade, was cited as saying today that U.S. trade negotiators are working with other countries to draft a proposal that would force the European Union to speed up its approval procedures for imports of genetically modified (GM) crops.

Countries Meet to Re-Start Biosafety Talks

BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest | Vol. 3, Number 37 | September 20, 1999

U.S. Warns EU on Antibiotics Ban

BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest | Vol. 3, Number 36 | September 13, 1999 U.S. trade officials have warned the EU that its ban on the use of four antibiotics may violate international trade rules. The ban - which went into effect on 1 July - was imposed to address concerns that use of the antibiotics could build up resistance in human consumers.