date:Mar 17, 2014
138 were reported between 2009 and 2012.
Shipments with low levels of bioengineered crops originated mainly from the United States, Canada and China although other countries accidentally shipped such crops. The highest number of incidents involved linseed, rice and papaya.
The F.A.O. has organized a technical consultation to discuss the survey results March 20-21 in Rome.
The numbers of incidents are small relative to the millions of tonnes of food and feed traded every day, said Renata Clar