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CANADA – GM CANOLA IMPORTS COMING
Canadian GM canola may be in Aust by year's end
2 November 2006. Source: ABC News Online
Genetically modified (GM) canola from Canada could be imported into Australia by the end of the year.
It is one of 40 applications to import grain and oilseeds to address feed shortages.
Peter Liehne from the Australian Quarantine Service has told the Senate Estimates Agriculture Committee that if the canola application succeeds, the oilseed will have to be crushed near the port of entry.
He says the applicant plans to make the remaining meal into livestock feed.
“The issue of the presence of GM in the food supply is an issue for Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and the GM canola varieties that have been imported have all been approved for use in the food supply by FSANZ and the Ministerial Council”, he said.
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