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Japan Economic Newswire | September 27, 1999 Thailand will establish agricultural zones declared free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in a bid to promote exports, a senior government official said Monday.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | October 7, 1999 | By Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Until now, the global debate over genetically modified foods seldom reached Congress. But that is changing with hearings this week and the revelation that a key House Democrat, Minority Whip David Bonior, wants to see labeling of food from biotechnology.

WALL STREET JOURNAL | October 7, 1999 | By SCOTT KILMAN Will U.S. shoppers demand that the foods they eat be "biotech-free," the same way they want "fat-free" or "organic" items?

United Press International | October 7, 1999 | By LIDIA WASOWICZ, UPI Science Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers Thursday called for an overhaul of the procedures followed to test the safety of genetically modified foods before they are introduced into the marketplace.

Reuters | October 6, 1999 WASHINGTON - The National Grain and Feed Association was cited as saying Wednesday that seed companies should develop efficient, low-cost tests to enable grain handlers and processors to detect genetically modified (GM) commodities.

Reuters | October 6, 1999 LONDON - British scientists called Wednesday for better tests to assess the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods. They said the standard measure known as 'substantial equivalence' - showing a GM food is chemically similar to its natural equivalent - should be ditched because it is not accurate enough to prove safety for human consumption.

IPS | COMTEX Newswire | October 6, 1999 WASHINGTON - Monsanto, the U.S. seed and pesticide giant at the forefront of the debate over genetically modified food, has decided not to market its so-called "terminator" technology which ensures that crops produce sterile seeds.

The Guardian | October 4, 1999 | Dr Mark Stevens, Mapperley Park Medical Centre, Nottingham