Release No. 0284.07
Rachel Iadicicco (202) 720-2511
Angela Harless (202) 720-4623
USDA CONCLUDES GENETICALLY ENGINEERED RICE INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2007--The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Bruce Knight today announced the conclusion of the genetically engineered rice (GE) investigation. The investigation, which was conducted by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Investigative and Enforcement Services in coordination with USDA's Office of the Inspector General, focused on the unintentional release of trace amounts of regulated genetically engineered rice detected in two commercial varieties of long-grain rice. READ MORE
