Publication - February 6, 2007
In 2006 a series of scandals erupted as world rice supplies were discovered to be contaminated with unapproved genetically engineered (GE) rice varieties. Major rice markets close doors to genetically engineered rice after contamination of the global food supply chain.
Author: Greenpeace
Executive summary: Field trials of GE rice in the US and the illegal sale of rice seed in China led to unapproved GE rice entering global food supply chains.
Num. pages: 20
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