Groups threaten legal action over USDA's new GE sugar beet plans
Center for Food Safety says USDA is 'rogue agency'

The Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice on Thursday threatened legal action against the Department of Agriculture for its plan to issue permits in the next two weeks authorizing the planting of genetically engineered (GE) sugar beet seedlings this fall, without performing any review of the crops' environmental impacts.

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UN responds to fears of repeat of food shortage, riots
Food price rise has triggered deadly riots in Mozambique this week

A U.N. food agency said Friday it has called a special meeting on the recent spike in food prices, responding to fears of a repeat of the shortages that led to riots in parts of the world two years ago.

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