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14.11.2011 |

Western Austalian GM canola spill prompts calls for tighter GM rules

OPPOSITION Agriculture Minister Mick Murray has called for the implementation of emergency spillage procedures for genetically modified seed and grain spills after a Williams farmer reported GM canola plants growing on the side of Albany Highway after a truck spill in August. Mr Murray said to minimise the threat of contamination, clean-up procedures for GM needed to be handled with more stringent protocols and not treated the same as non-GM seed spills. He said strict quarantine and long-term monitoring after clean-ups was needed to ensure GM seed spills were handled better in WA.

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