Reuters
kolovoz 13, 2009
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KAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s agriculture minister has not issued a decision to ban the import of genetically modified crops, the state news agency MENA said on Thursday, denying an earlier report.
The agency quoted an unnamed official at the Agriculture Ministry as stating that earlier reports citing Amin Abaza ordering that a certificate accompany all imports to show they were free of genetically modified materials were "not correct."
The original report of the decision was published by MENA on Wednesday and picked up by other media.
Egipat je jedan od najvećih svjetskih uvoznika pšenice, a uvozi i druge proizvode poput kukuruza, jestiva ulja i Å¡ećera. It exports products such as vegetables and fruits, particularly to Europe.
Traders had expressed surprise at the move, rekavši da neki od glavnih uvoza hrane u Egipat trenutačno uključuju genetski modificirane proizvode, especially soyoil and corn.
Rasprava u Egiptu nad kvalitetom hrane je postao politiÄki zagrije nakon nekog ruskog pÅ¡enica je odbijen preko kvalitete brige. Members of parliament have been calling for stricter rules and greater agricultural self-sufficiency.
(Reporting by Maha El Dahan, Editing by Peter Blackburn)
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