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Article: Brazil Likely to Permit Use of Genetically Modified Crops.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- July 24, 2001
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By Kevin G. Hall, Knight Ridder Washington Bureau Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 24--RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Brazil may be about to permit genetically modified crops after the government issued a relatively permissive labeling requirement last week for food that contains genetically modified ingredients.
Allowing genetically modified crops in Brazil would mark an important step in the global battle over these foods. Brazil is the world's second-largest exporter of soybeans, a commodity used in a huge variety of food products across the globe.
President Fernando Henrique Cardoso issued a decree in Brazil's federal register July ...