Rice Recalled Over Gene Contamination

[IChing]

Sorry to get your hopes up with the WP title, that they were talking about Sec. Rice, but it is good news anyway and the title rocked.

By Rick Weiss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 6, 2007; Page A08

The Agriculture Department last night took the unusual step of insisting that U.S. farmers refrain from planting a popular variety of long-grain rice because preliminary tests showed that its seed stock may be contaminated with a variety of gene-altered rice not approved for marketing in the United States.

The announcement marks the third time in six months that U.S. rice has been found to be inexplicably contaminated with engineered traits, and it comes just weeks before the spring planting season.>>>>snip

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/05/AR2007030501744.html?nav=rss_print/asection

[MiniMe]

1. Damn, saw the headline and thought you were talking about Condi

:rofl:

[TerdlowSmedley]

2. Well, it could have explained a lot.

[WorldResident]

7. self-delete

My comment had the potential to be taken in the wrong way!

[enid602]

3. Condi

Yes, one might think she has contaminated genes, given whom and what she supports.

[Ian David]

4. self-delete

[endarkenment]

5. I knew there was something wrong with that woman! nt.

[rhiannon55]

6. I was wondering when they would finally recall her

Sometimes evil robots need new parts.

Oh, you're talking about rice, not Rice?

Nevermind.:eyes:

[kestrel91316]

8. Biological pollution???? Gosh, NO ONE could have forseen this!!!

[Forkboy]

9. Here's another gene contamination that should be recalled