500 tonnes of illegal genetically modified rice from India were withdrawn by the EU after it were discovered in a consignment that India exported to the European Union countries in June 2021.
In the consignment exported to European Union countries in June 2021, 500 tonnes of genetically modified rice was discovered. The Coalition for GM Free India said on October 19, 2021 that this incident has led to the “loss of reputation of India and its agricultural market”.
The coalition wrote a letter to AK Jain, chairperson, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
The European Commission Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) identified illegalities in food products upon a check.
Soon after that a large number of batches of rice flour exported to countries like Iraq, USA, Mauritius, Dubai, Qatar, Senegal, Turkey and Lebanon were recalled for use in the EU.
The rice flour made from the 50...
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