Weekly Report - 16 March 2004
MEXICO-US: GM maize from US beats Mexican ban
The presence of genetically modified maize from the US has been confirmed in Mexico by a panel of experts convened by Nafta's Commission for Environmental Cooperation, which has warned that it may spread and taint native varieties. Mexico introduced a ban on planting GM maize back in 1998, but three years later a pest-resistant variety was detected in the state of Oaxaca.
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