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in product safety, but urged it to do more, saying Europe needed
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    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1213199222.75">        <title>EU seeks ban on Malaysian seafood</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1213199222.75</link>        <description>The Commission is seeking a ban on Malaysian seafood and live fish imports over concerns they fail to meet EU standards, an official said Wednesday.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Food &amp; Drink</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Malaysia</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline3</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Consumer</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2008-06-11T21:49:25Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
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weapons of mass destruction will impose a major financial burden on to
US trade partners and consumers, experts warned Tuesday.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Consumer</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>US</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Transport</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Trade</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2008-06-10T20:26:09Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
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    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1212621421.7">        <title>Europeans paying dearly for limits on Brazilian beef: buyers</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1212621421.7</link>        <description>European consumers are paying dearly for EU restrictions on Brazilian beef that have shrunk imports to a trickle and sharply raised supermarket prices, buyers say.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Food &amp; Drink</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Consumer</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2008-06-04T23:33:06Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
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