US files WTO case against EU on GM food of crops

13-5-2003. The US files a long-anticipated case in the World Trade Organisation for refusing to allow the sale of genetically modified (GM) food or crops. "The EU's persistent resistance to abiding by its WTO obligations has perpetuated a trade barrier unwarranted by the EC's own scientific analysis, which impedes the global use of a technology that could be of great benefit to farmers and consumers around the world," said Robert Zoellick, US Trade Representative.