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Thursday August 3 5:34 PM ET
 Saudi Arabia Bans Import of GM Foods

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has banned the import of foodstuffs
containing genetically modified ingredients, including soya bean oil, 
a newspaper reported on Thursday.

The al-Eqtisadiah daily quoted Commerce Minister Osama bin Jaafar Faqih
as saying the decision was taken due to lack of agreement among several 
countries on whether to allow the import and export of produce which had 
been genetically treated.

The minister said there was also no agreement on technical, operational
and legal measures regulating international trade of genetically modified 
foodstuffs.

In March, Saudi Arabia said it had obtained information that soya bean
oil from Thailand had been made from genetically modified seeds.