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GM Rice detected in German Supermarket

Once more, unauthorised GM rice has entered the EU and found its way into the retail food sector and appeared for sale at branches of discount supermarket Aldi, environment group Greenpeace said on Monday. The U.S. Agriculture Department said it is too soon to determine how much of an unapproved genetically modified rice strain has entered the food supply after tests in the European Union and Germany detected traces of the rice.

Reuters: Tainted biotech rice found in Germany

Reuters: EU confirms presence of tainted GMO rice

Reuters: US still gauging how much GMO rice entered market

EU Press Release: GM rice situation reviewed at the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health

GM Rice: Contaminated Rice from China detected in the EU

Greenpeace International released findings that show illegal GE rice from China has contaminated food products in France, Germany and the UK. Five samples out of 27 tested positive for the unauthorised rice strain. The illegal GM rice is an experimental variety genetically engineered to produce an insecticide. It is not approved for human consumption or commercial cultivation anywhere in the world. The EU does not yet permit the sale, import or marketing of any biotech rice on the territory of its 25 member countries. This is the second illegal rice case in three weeks.

Reuters: Gene-Altered Rice from China Found in EU

Greenpeace: Illegal genetically engineered Chinese rice discovered in Europe

Austria forced to lift ban on GM maize

Austria may soon face an order to lift its bans on two genetically modified types of maize now that its presidency of the 25-country European Union has run its course, diplomats and officials said on Thursday.

Reuters: EU May Order Austria to Lift Ban on GMO Maize Types