China’s quarantine authorities have stopped shipments of U.S. alfalfa due to the presence of genetically modified organism (GMO) traits, according to a Hay and Forage article by Jeff Holmquist available here. Reuters also published an article available here.
A year ago, alfalfa was rejected for export from a Washington state farmer after it tested positive for a GMO trait that should not have been present.
This has been excerpted from a 4 September 2014 article posted in the American Agricultural Law Association Ag and Food Law Blog and is available in its entirety at:
http://www.agandfoodlaw.com/2014/09/china-increases-us-sorghum-import.html