Country Positions on LLRICE601

Several Government authorities have published statements on traces of LLRICE601 being found in commercial US rice. The lists below are offered as a useful resource only, and are not necessarily comprehensive. As always, rice producers/exporters should work closely with their customers to define their specific market requirements and needs.

United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
www.usda.gov

Statement by (USDA) Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Genetically Engineered Rice Aug. 18, 2006
News release: USDA Deregulates Line of Genetically Engineered Rice, Nov. 24, 2006
News release: USDA Provides Update for Farmers on Genetically Engineered Rice, Nov. 24, 2006.
News Release : USDA Concludes Genetically Engineered Rice Investigation, Oct. 5 , 2007

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
5600 Fischers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857
+800 463 6332
www.fda.gov

U.S. Food and Drug Administration's - Statement on Report of Bioengineered Rice in the Food Supply, August 2006

Canada
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Food Safety Division
Ottawa, Ontario
Telephone: (613) 225-2342
www.inspection.gc.ca

Statement by Canadian Food Inspection Agency Sept. 29, 2006
Statement by Canadian Food Inspection Agency, September 21, 2007

EU

European Commission
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium
Telephone: +32 3 389 96 96
www.ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Parma, Italy
Telephone: +39 0521 036111
www.efsa.europa.eu

Statement by the European Food Safety Authority Sept. 15, 2006
Commission Decision of February 26, 2008

Statements of United Kingdom and Ireland
Food Standards Agency Sept. 1, 2006
Food Safety Authority of Ireland Aug. 30, 2006

Statement of Netherlands
RIKILT Institute of Food Safety Sept. 2, 2006

Furthermore, some other countries and their governments have adopted country specific requirements for the export of long grain rice from the USA.

Japan
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
General Food Policies Bureau
Tokyo, Japan
Telephone: +81 3-3502-8111
www.maff.go.jp

Republic of China (Taiwan)
Bureau of Food Safety
Department of Health
Executive Yuan
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Telephone: +886-2-2321-0151
www.food.doh.gov.tw

Republic of Korea
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Government Complex Gwacheon, Jungang-dong 1, Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do
Telephone: +822 2110-4000
www.english.maf.go.kr/index.jsp

last updated: Thursday, March 20, 2008