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UK Food Standards Agency Not Guilty In GM Rice Case

March 23, 2007

The United Kingdom Food Standards Agency (FSA) was accused by the environmental organization Friends of the Earth (FoE) of having failed to fulfill its food inspection obligations as an aftermath of the GM rice LL601 incident. In a Judicial Review, a High Court judge found the food agency not to be guilty in legal terms, but said it made several mistakes in handling the emergency. The FSA stated that it will review internally its response to the contamination case, and to take into account the criticisms of the judge.

To read the news article, visit http://www.coextra.eu/country_reports/news814.html.