The Green Files > Bayer seeks backward compatibility on GMO rice; tell USDA to say no

http://www.ethicurean.com [The Ethicurean: Chew the right thing.] A Slashdot reader tipped us off that according to FoodNavigator, a European food news website, Bayer Crop Sciences has belatedly petitioned the USDA to approve (”deregulate”) LL Rice 601, its genetically modified rice variety that has caused a commotion in Europe and Asia by cross-contaminating non-GMO rice. Several countries have since banned the import of all U.S. long-grain rice, causing the price to fall and hurting all American rice producers.

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[Science.qj.net] QJ.NET - Science Blog - 24/7 Coverage of the Latest Science News ...: Riceland informed LL601 developer Bayer CropScience about the situation in May but both kept it hush-hush. Bayer finally gave the USDA the heads up only last July 31.

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