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Testing required for seed rice in Louisiana
MGN Online
and last updated 2021-04-01 16:50:29-04
Louisiana is in the peak of rice planting season and Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., is reminding farmers that all rice for the planting of seed rice, commercial production and crawfish, are required to be tested.
The testing requirement is the result of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) finding in 2006 in which trace amounts of a genetically modified trait, LibertyLink 601 (LLtraits), was discovered in the U.S. rice supply, according to a spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. While the USDA concluded that no human health, food safety, or environmental concerns were associated with the genetically modified rice, marketing such rice was difficult. When rice importing countries expressed concerns about genetically modified rice, the European Union (EU) stated that countries in the EU would not ....

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