16/10/12: Thai rice; biofuels from crops; CFIA

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• Thailand is one of the world's largest producers of rice so it's no surprise that the grain plays an important role in politics in the country.  This comment piece from the Bangkok Post sheds some light on the Thai government's new rice policy.  Read more...

• The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is to be audited by the US Department of Agriculture for the first time in three years.  Inspectors will visit the Alberta-based XL Foods meat plant at the centre of an international beef recall because of E. coli contamination.  Read more...

• The European Commission is under pressure from industry groups to weaken a planned cap on the use of biofuels made from food crops such as rapeseed and wheat, reports Reuters.  Read more...

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