Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2018/06/fda-says-golden-rice-does-not-contain-enough-beta-carotene-to-merit-a-health-claim/
The FDA has concluded its “consultation process” on Golden Rice. This, you may recall, is rice bioengineered to contain genes for beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A.
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) consulted with the FDA to make sure that the agency had no objection to this rice being used in human or animal food products.
The FDA’s letter to IRRI concluding the consultation includes this statement:
Although GR2E [“Golden”} rice is not intended for human or animal food uses in the United States, when present, it would be a producer’s or distributer’s responsibility to ensure that labeling of human and animal foods marketed in the United States, meets applicable legal requirements. Although the concentration of ß-carotene in GR2E rice is too low to warrant a nutrient content claim, the ß-carotene in GR2E rice results in grain that is yellow-golden in color.*
The FDA’s analysis of the science concludes that this rice Is unlikely to be toxic or allergenic. It also …
Source https://www.foodpolitics.com/2018/06/fda-says-golden-rice-does-not-contain-enough-beta-carotene-to-merit-a-health-claim/
The FDA has concluded its “consultation process” on Golden Rice. This, you may recall, is rice bioengineered to contain genes for beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A.
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) consulted with the FDA to make sure that the agency had no objection to this rice being used in human or animal food products.
The FDA’s letter to IRRI concluding the consultation includes this statement:
Although GR2E [“Golden”} rice is not intended for human or animal food uses in the United States, when present, it would be a producer’s or distributer’s responsibility to ensure that labeling of human and animal foods marketed in the United States, meets applicable legal requirements. Although the concentration of ß-carotene in GR2E rice is too low to warrant a nutrient content claim, the ß-carotene in GR2E rice results in grain that is yellow-golden in color.*
The FDA’s analysis of the science concludes that this rice Is unlikely to be toxic or allergenic. It also …
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