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Biosafety Protocol negotiations failed
Key United Nations negotiations on the safe trade of genetically modified crops and foods ended today in acrimony. Despite over 100 countries demanding comprehensive controls to limit GM contamination, the move was blocked by just two countries that sided with the GMO industry - New Zealand and Brazil.</p><p><a href="http://www.prdirect.ca/en/view_release.aspx?TrafficID=2934">Greenpeace and FOE press release</a></p><p><a href="http://www.iisd.ca/biodiv/bs-copmop2/">Ful coverage and pictures of the biosafety protocol meeting</a>