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2007-03-06 | permalink
U.S. rice recalled over gene contamination
The Agriculture Department last night took the unusual step of insisting that U.S. farmers refrain from planting a popular variety of long-grain rice because preliminary tests showed that its seed stock may be contaminated with a variety of gene-altered rice not approved for marketing in the United States. The announcement marks the third time in six months that U.S. rice has been found to be inexplicably contaminated with engineered traits, and it comes just weeks before the spring planting season.
- The Washington Post, USA: Rice recalled over gene contamination
- U.S. Department of Agriculture: Statement by Dr. Ron Dehaven regarding APHIS hold on Clearfield CL131 long-grain rice seed
- Reuters: USDA bars planting of rice suspected of GMO taint
- NutraIngredients, France: Human genes in rice sparks new GM row
- Forbes, USA: USDA investigating biotech rice seed
- PR Newswire, USA: BASF cooperates with USDA on CL131 Rice
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2007-03-06 | permalink
U.S. rice recalled over gene contamination
The Agriculture Department last night took the unusual step of insisting that U.S. farmers refrain from planting a popular variety of long-grain rice because preliminary tests showed that its seed stock may be contaminated with a variety of gene-altered rice not approved for marketing in the United States. The announcement marks the third time in six months that U.S. rice has been found to be inexplicably contaminated with engineered traits, and it comes just weeks before the spring planting season.
- The Washington Post, USA: Rice recalled over gene contamination
- U.S. Department of Agriculture: Statement by Dr. Ron Dehaven regarding APHIS hold on Clearfield CL131 long-grain rice seed
- Reuters: USDA bars planting of rice suspected of GMO taint
- NutraIngredients, France: Human genes in rice sparks new GM row
- Forbes, USA: USDA investigating biotech rice seed
- PR Newswire, USA: BASF cooperates with USDA on CL131 Rice
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