Est. 2min 06-09-2006 (updated: 05-11-2012 ) Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Languages: Français | DeutschPrint Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Products bought from Asian stores in Germany, France and the UK have been found to contain genetically modified rice from China. The Commission promises to get tough on importers. Read more with Euractiv Scientists call for more research into obesity Scientists call for more research into obesity to understand the genetic and environmental factors that lead to weight gain. Subscribe now to our newsletter EU Elections Decoded Email Address * Politics Newsletters Further ReadingEU official documents Commission - Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH):GM Food & Environmental Risk(Portal) Commission (Press release):Commission requires certification of US rice exports to stop unauthorised GMO entering the EU [FR] [FR] [DE] Joint Research Council:Deliberate field trials - Environmental releases of GMOs International Organisations UNCTAD:World market information on rice Business & Industry EuropaBio:Press room AG bios:GM database NGOs and Think-Tanks Friends of the Earth Europe:New Food Scandal: Illegal GM rice from China found across Europe(5 September 2006) Greenpeace:Illegal genetically engineered Chinese rice discovered in Europe(5 September 2006) International Rice Research Institute(Portal) Press articles International Herald Tribune:EU says food importers should do more to keep out genetically modified products(5 September 2006) Reuters:Gene-altered rice from China found in EU: greens(5 September 2006) Nature:Escaped Chinese GM rice reaches Europe(5 September 2006) Food Business Review:Illegal GM rice found in Europe(5 September 2006) WikiNews:Chinese authorities question genetically altered rice allegation(14 April 2005) Figaro:Des nouilles au riz OGM commercialisées en France(5 September 2006) Nouvel Observateur:Les 25 doivent intensifier les contrôles(5 September 2006) TF1:Riz OGM en France : la pointe de l'iceberg ?(5 September 2006) Süddeutsche Zeitung:Greenpeace findet illegalen Gen-Reis aus China in Lebensmitteln(5 September 2006) ZDF:Genreis aus China in Deutschland gefunden(5 September 2006)
