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Nature 416, 252 (21 March 2002) | doi:10.1038/416252b

Diplomats near pact in simmering debate over transgenic foods

Jim Giles

The European Union (EU) and the United States have taken a small step back from a possible trade war over genetically modified foods.In negotiations in Yokohama, Japan, which ended on 8 March, representatives from the two sides reached a compromise on how such foods should be monitored.