EU Requires Certification of Chinese Rice Products
April 11, 2008| |
An emergency measure, adopted by the European Commission, will require rice and rice product imports from China to be certified free from the genetically modified Bt63. The decision has been taken after Chinese rice products containing the unapproved GM rice were discovered in the EU market between 2006 and 2007. The Commission said that, despite earlier measures announced by Chinese authorities, alerts concerning the presence of Bt63 were reported until late last year.
The Commission's decision specifies that, from April 15 2008, rice product originating in or consigned from China can enter the EU market only if it is accompanied by an original analytical report issued by an official or accredited laboratory which demonstrates that the product does not contain Bt36. The measure also requires Member States to take appropriate measures, including random sampling and analysis of imported rice products.
More information is available at http://www.food.gov.uk/enforcement/alerts/2008/apr/bt63
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