US to challenge EU's policy on GM foods in WTO.

(From Agence France Presse)

The United States has decided to challenge the European Union's de facto moratorium on genetically modified foods in the World Trade Organization, senior administration sources said.

"We've been pushed against a wall here," a senior administration official told AFX News, a subsidiary of AFP, on condition of anonymity, adding that a case is expected to be filed by "mid-June" at the latest.

"Sooner is probably more likely," the official said. Officials are still debating the timing of filing the legal papers. At issue is whether to file the case before or after the upcoming Group of Eight summit in Evian, France.

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