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The Agriculture Ministry's food safety watchdog banned all rice imports Monday and said they would not resume until a tighter inspection system was established next year. [...] "We discovered a huge amount of rice this year that was of unacceptable quality," agency spokesman Alexei Alexeyenko said. "We saw pests in the rice, rice with mold. We also saw a lot of pesticides being used." Shipments found to contain a genetically modified strain called LL Rice 601, which was banned by the European Union on Sept. 5, also contributed to the restriction, he said.
2006-12-05 | permalink
The Agriculture Ministry's food safety watchdog banned all rice imports Monday and said they would not resume until a tighter inspection system was established next year. [...] "We discovered a huge amount of rice this year that was of unacceptable quality," agency spokesman Alexei Alexeyenko said. "We saw pests in the rice, rice with mold. We also saw a lot of pesticides being used." Shipments found to contain a genetically modified strain called LL Rice 601, which was banned by the European Union on Sept. 5, also contributed to the restriction, he said.
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