Illegal GE rice in China


7 April 2005 Wuhan, Hubei Province, CHINA
Xudong Grain Market in Wuhan - one of the grain markets in Hubei where Greenpeace found Genetically Engineered (GE) rice being traded.
(c) Greenpeace Posted by Hello

This news makes me so angry. Greenpeace has found illegal Genetically Engineered rice in China. Some GE rice seeds that were sold in the markets were advertised as a product of New Technology Company of Huazhong Agriculture University. This company is owned by the same University that is responsible for field trials of GE rice in the Hubei region.

It is estimated that up to 29 tons of GE rice seeds have been sold in Hubei this year, and if no recall action is taken, the seeds could produce up to 14,500 tons of GE rice when harvested. Rice is such an important food and should not be manipulated like this.

In addition, Greenpeace notes that China is a major exporter of rice and it is expected that the contamination scandal may have significant trade and market impacts, particularly in countries like Japan, Korea, Russia and Europe where consumer rejection of GE foods is increasingly high.

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