Brazil to Send Back or Destroy US GMO Corn Shipment

Dow Jones Newswires 17jan03

Sao Paulo - The Brazilian government was cited as apprehending a U.S. corn shipment this week after traces of genetically modified produce were found and have demanded it be return or for it to be incinerated, according to an Agriculture Ministry press statement.

Health and safety officers at the southern port of Itajai discovered a small amount of GMO produce, which is illegal in Brazil, in a 7,400-metric-ton load. The corn was being imported by the National Starch Chemical Industrial which produces starch for both the food and paper industries, said press reports.

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