EU environment experts failed to agree on authorising imports of a genetically modified maize hybrid on Monday. Representatives of 12 member states voted against authorisation, seven were in favour, five abstained and one member state was absent from the vote.The requested use for the maize, engineered by US biotech giant Monsanto, was for use in industrial processing.</p><p><a href="http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/32579/story.htm">Reuters</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=a3B2XgigKm64&refer=canada">Bloomberg: EU Governments Block Approval of Monsanto Hybrid Corn Variety</a>