Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
October 5, 2007
Bayer CropScience
is pleased that the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has completed its
thorough and diligent investigation without concluding that
Bayer CropScience violated any legal requirement with respect to
low-level presence of genetically engineered rice in commercial
rice. In its press release issued October 5, 2007, USDA states
that “based on the findings of the investigation, APHIS will not
be pursuing enforcement action against Bayer CropScience.”
USDA also reconfirmed in its report that “federal authorities
have concluded that LibertyLink rice poses no threat to food
safety, human health, or the environment”.
RELEATED RELEASE:
USDA's Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service concludes genetically engineered
rice investigation |
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