1/10/12: Russia halts GMO corn imports; arsenic in rice and more...

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We're back after a great weekend, hope you had a wonderful few days too.  To kick off the week, here's our daily digest.

• Russia halts imports of Monsanto's genetically modified corn after cancer fears.  A report by France's University of Caen claimed that rats fed with Monsanto's genetically modified NK603 corn, developed more tumours than a test group over a two-year period.  Read more...

• Consumer Reports in the US is calling for a limit for arsenic in rice after tests on more than 60 brands showed most contained inorganic arsenic.  The grain body, AACC International will discuss the report at its meeting in October 3, 2012.

• The Punjab government in India has announced its new Paddy Milling Policy which makes miller and procurement agency staff jointly responsible for paddy stock stored in mills.  This move has not proved popular as employees of all state procurement agencies have announced a boycott of the paddy purchase process that is scheduled to begin today.  Read more...

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