European Union ministers today failed to agree on how to ensure the safety and authorization of new genetically modified seed, smany of whom complained of a lack of transparency and that their concerns were often ignored.</p><p><a href="http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/35578/story.htm">Reuters: EU Ministers take Aim at Biotech Approvals Policy</a></p><p><a href="http://www.checkbiotech.org/root/index.cfm?fuseaction=newsletter&topic_id=5&subtopic_id=25&doc_id=12416">Washington Post via checkbiotech.org: EU Nations Demand Biotech System Changes</a></p><p><a href="http://www.checkbiotech.org/root/index.cfm?fuseaction=newsletter&topic_id=5&subtopic_id=25&doc_id=12409">International Herald Tribune via checkbiotech.org: EU countries split on biotech food</a></p><p><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7B4E8408FB%2D74A7%2D4830%2DB934%2D3C0BBE203BE2%7D&dist=newsfinder&siteid=google&keyword=">marketwatch.com: E.U. ministers fail to agree on rules for GMO approval</a>