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Dispute panel's members and chair have been selected and arguments before the panel have been scheduled for later in 2024

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday escalated its objections to Mexico's curbs on genetically modified corn imports, requesting a dispute settlement panel under the North American trade pact, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said. The request to send the dispute to arbitrators was announced after formal consultations failed to resolve deep divisions between the two close trading partners over use of genetically modified (GM) corn, widely produced by U.S. farmers. Mexico's Economy Ministry said it would defend its GM corn policies before the dispute panel,...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand has called for comment on an application to allow the sale and use of food made from a genetically modified corn.