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, among other measures. Its Supreme Courtby labeling what authorities called the LGBTQ+ “movement” operating in Russia as an extremist organization and banning it.

The measure restricting LGBTQ+ rights in Georgia came shortly after the parliament adoptedthat critics denounced as borrowed from Moscow’s playbook. The measure requires media and nongovernmental organizations to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad.Opponents of gay rights burn LGBTQ+ flags to counter a pride event in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

Opponents of gay rights burn LGBTQ+ flags to counter a pride event in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)That measure ignited weeks of protests and was widely criticized as threatening democratic freedoms and jeopardizing Georgia’s chances of joining the European Union. It formally applied for membership in 2022, after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but the bloc halted its accession in response to the “foreign influence” law and froze some of its financial support. The

on dozens of Georgian officials in response to the law.

With opposition lawmakers boycotting, the Georgian Dream-dominated parliament adopted a law earlier this month that made not registering as a foreign agent a criminal offense punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000, or both. Georgian Dream said the measure matched the Foreign Agents Registration Act in the U.S.Consumers who find foreign materials in food should notify manufacturers, experts said, but also realize that recalls are likely to stick around.

“The thing is, there’s never going to be a day where there’s zero risk associated with consuming a food product,” Belk said.AP Business Reporter Dee-Ann Durbin contributed to this report.

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