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July 21, 2000 WASHINGTON - U.S. and European food safety regulators found common ground in fresh croissants and French-roasted coffee at a meeting yesterday, but agreed on little else - including how much caution governments should use with gene-altered crops and other new foods.

The Independent (London) / July 24, 2000, Monday / By Richard Lloyd Parry PRESIDENT BILL Clinton criticised European leaders for moving too slowly on the promotion of genetically modified foods yesterday, after three days of talks among the Group of Eight leaders failed to overcome intense trans-Atlantic differences over the future of biotechnology.

"Philippine Daily Inquirer" By Bernardo V. Lopez

GATT Watchdog, PO Box 1905, Christchurch Fair Trade Group Seeks Singapore Free Trade Agreement Draft From Singapore Government, Condemns NZ Government Secrecy

Agence France Presse / Joshua Kurlantzick BANGKOK, July 25 (AFP) - While Southeast Asian leaders debated the merits of globalisation inside a plush Bangkok hotel Tuesday, thousands of impoverished villagers protested nearby, saying the new global economy has wrecked their lives.

Wednesday July 19, 2000 / By Julie Vorman WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer and environmental groups urged Campbell Soup Co. on Wednesday to stop using gene-spliced ingredients in its soups, breads, juices and other products as part of a new campaign targeting major food makers.

LETTERS FROM DR. TEWOLDE BEHRAN GEBRE EGZHIABER RE: USING THE SOUTH TO PROMOTE GE IN EUROPE - ONCE AGAIN! Dear Colleagues,