New Zealand: Unauthorized GM Product in Rice Noodle
August 1, 2008| |
The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) withdrew a brand of rice noodles from sale after it was tested positive for trace quantities (approximately 0.1 percent) of the unauthorized genetically modified (GM) rice variety, Bt63. Bt63 produces the fusion protein Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac which offers resistance to lepidopteran pests. The Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac proteins are present in some approved GM crops in New Zealand, but the combined form of these two proteins has not been assessed for safety. NZFSA said that it is unlikely that consumption of Bt63 rice at the trace levels identified in the country poses a public health risk.
NZFSA began testing rice products available in New Zealand earlier this year following an announcement by the European Commission (EC) and the UK Food Standards Agency (UKFSA) that they were working to address the presence of the Bt63 rice in products imported from China.
The media release is available at http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/publications/media-releases/2008/bt63-rice-080730.htm
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