GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - Caribbean officials will meet in Belize this week to discuss ways of regulating genetically modified food imports to the region amid concerns over safety, an official said yesterday.

The three-day meeting of agriculture officials and experts from the 15-member Caribbean Community begins tomorrow in Belize City, said Selwyn King, spokesman for the Trinidad-based Caribbean Agricultural Development Institute, an affiliate of the regional bloc.

Officials will try to develop policies regarding genetically modified food products that are increasingly appearing in grocery stores across the Caribbean, King said. The meeting will include talks on how to monitor the safety of genetically modified foods and regulate their import, King said.

The talks come weeks after Grenada expressed concern about the safety of genetically modified foods and set up a body to develop safety standards.

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