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Article

6 Sep 2006

Author:
Greenpeace International

Contaminated Chinese rice found in Europe

The genetic engineering industry sank to a new low when it was revealed recently that US company Bayer's field trials of genetically engineered (GE) rice had contaminated rice exports...Greenpeace research has uncovered a new example of contamination of the world's most important staple food...the illegal GE rice poses serious health risks and we're calling upon European governments to take immediate action to protect consumers.