In other news, the Washington Post is reporting the World Trade Organization has ruled against a six-year European ban on genetically engineered crops, saying it violates international trade rules. The ban was challenged by the United States, Canada and Argentina and opposed by numerous farming and agricultural companies. Lori Wallach, director of Global Trade Watch, denounced the WTO for attempting to: “force Frankenfoods on the rest of the world regardless of what consumers and their elected representatives say.”