shoeshine Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 from today's Independent Online Britain's official food safety watchdog has privately told supermarkets that it will not stop them selling an illegal GM rice to the public. Documents seen by this newspaper show that the Food Standards Agency assured major manufacturers and retailers 10 days ago that it would not make them withdraw the rice - at the same time as it was telling the public it should not be allowed to go on sale. The environmental group Friends of the Earth has already found GM material in two types of own-brand rice sold in Morrisons supermarkets - in direct contravention of food safety regulations - and believes the GM rice is likely to be widespread throughout Britain. I find the prospect of this particular product being allowed to remain on sale in Britain, untested for its potential GM contamination, and maybe contravening EU Law, completely unacceptable. Full Story Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 That's a little scary- I'd like to know if and when the food that's being offered for sale includes GM products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Speaking as a GM human, I dont see the problem with GM grub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purdyamos Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Speaking as a GM human, I dont see the problem with GM grub. GM grub No, I don't want to eat this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 GM grub No, I don't want to eat this. Damn thats manna! My mouth is watering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoeshine Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 That's a little scary- I'd like to know if and when the food that's being offered for sale includes GM products. I wonder why the Food Standards Agency have not demanded testing on this USA product. Clearly the genetic contamination has not been tested for its suitability for safe human consumption, and the import of same contravenes EU Law. It makes one wonder why? Does this product end up in baby and toddler foods or in school meals? Who knows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 That's a little scary- I'd like to know if and when the food that's being offered for sale includes GM products. http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biotechnology/authorisation/258-97-ec_authorised_en.pdf http://www.food.gov.uk/gmfoods/gm_labelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoeshine Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biotechnology/authorisation/258-97-ec_authorised_en.pdf http://www.food.gov.uk/gmfoods/gm_labelling So rice crops are excluded from these regulations? from http://www.food.gov.uk/gmfoods/gm_labelling Any intentional use of GM ingredients at any level must be labelled. But there is no need for small amounts of GM ingredients (below 0.9% for approved GM varieties and 0.5% for unapproved GM varieties that have received a favourable assessment from an EC scientific committee) that are accidentally present in a food to be labelled. So, has a (below 0.9% for approved GM varieties and 0.5% for unapproved GM varieties that have received a favourable assessment from an EC scientific committee) that are accidentally present in a food to be labelled. "favourable assessment" been carried out by the FSA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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