41.   The pact follows an agreement last month between the two countries to test food for the biotech corn, StarLink.

42.   The panel of scientists urged mandatory testing of grain and a wider search for people who may have had allergic reactions to the biotech corn.

43.   The scientists urged mandatory testing of grain and a wider search for people who may have had allergic reactions to the biotech corn.

44.   The unapproved biotech corn is at the center of controversy for having appeared in human foods in both the United States and Japan.

45.   Unapproved biotech corn has already showed up in the U.S. food supply, and Japanese officials say it has appeared in snacks sold in Japan.