----- forwarded message ----- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 11:07:25 +0200 From: secr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: US threatened trade sanctions to block GM labels, says Thai FDA ----- forwarded message ----- Subject: US threatened trade sanctions to block GM labels, says Thai FDA Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 00:33:30 -0500 From: "WTO Activist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WTO Activist ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Posted: 07/24/2001 By [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============================================================ -------------------------------- GENET-news -------------------------------- TITLE: US threatened trade sanctions to block GM labels, says Thai FDA SOURCE: just-food.com editorial team http://www.just-food.com/news_detail.asp?art=37810&c=1 DATE: July 19, 2001 ------------------ archive: http://www.gene.ch/genet.html ------------------ US threatened trade sanctions to block GM labels, says Thai FDA A US trade delegation has threatened to impose trade sanctions on Thailand if proposals to label GM foods are approved and harm American exports. Wichai Chokwiwat, secretary-general of the Thai Food and Drug Administration, revealed yesterday that the threats to invoke Section 301 of the US trade laws were made during an official visit on 13 February this year. "I explained to them that the Thai government had resolved in 1999 to have food products carry a GM label to protect consumers," said Wichai, adding that the regulations would merely involve a special label reading "manufactured with genetically modified soybean/corn" for products having a GM concentration higher than 3%. The label would not say that GM foods are dangerous and products would not be allowed to state "GM Free", he explained. It is purely to inform the consumers. The US delegation indicated that any GM labelling was unwanted, said Wichai, as they warned that Thai imports, which are worth about Bt400bn (US$8.7bn) a year, will be placed on a high-priority watch list if Section 301 is triggered. ********************************************* GENET European NGO Network on Genetic Engineering Hartmut MEYER (Mr) Kleine Wiese 6 D - 38116 Braunschweig Germany phone: +49-531-5168746 fax: +49-531-5168747 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************* Mark Ritchie, President Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy 2105 First Ave. South 612-870-3400 office 612-870-4846 fax Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404 U.S.A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.iatp.org www.wtowatch.org, www.farmbillwatch.org www.gefoodalert.org, www.sustain.org/biotech ============================================================ How to Use this Mailing List ============================================================ To Subscribe, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message type: subscribe wto-activist To view the archive, go to www.iatp.org/listarchive For a list of other commands and list options, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message type: help Please direct content questions about this list to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please direct technical questions about this service to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
