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GM Rice Wins USDA Approval
November 25th 2006 22:18
Five years after a genetically modified variety of rice was abandoned by its creator, Bayer CropScience AG of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (US), the GM rice showed up in the U. S. food supply. It had escaped the test fields and interbred with other strains without the farmers' knowledge. When this fact became public knowledge in August 2006, many nations closed their doors to U. S. rice imports, for a predicted loss to U. S. markets of $150 million (USD).
The USDA approved the rice as safe for human and animal consumption after putting the rice through a "fast track" approval system, skipping several of the usual safety protocols.
The GM rice was developed to be resistant to one of Bayer's herbicides sold under the name of Liberty. A rather significant outcome of this incident is that the resistant gene will be able to make the jump into a weed that is a major pest in the southern United States.
Washington Post
Yahoo News on Biotech Rice
The USDA approved the rice as safe for human and animal consumption after putting the rice through a "fast track" approval system, skipping several of the usual safety protocols.
The GM rice was developed to be resistant to one of Bayer's herbicides sold under the name of Liberty. A rather significant outcome of this incident is that the resistant gene will be able to make the jump into a weed that is a major pest in the southern United States.
Washington Post
Yahoo News on Biotech Rice
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