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You Should Know: Philippines First in Southeast Asia to Give Green Light to Golden Rice

A biosafety permit, to be exact.

Pretty soon, you might be seeing Golden Rice being sold in stores and supermarkets near you. The genetically modified variant of the grain was officially granted a biosafety permit by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture last week. ...

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Genetically Modified Golden Rice is Safe to Eat, the Department of Agriculture Says. Here’s What You Need to Know About It

But Greenpeace wants the Department of Agriculture to reverse its decision.

Golden Rice, or a genetically modified variant of the food staple, is as "safe as conventional rice," according to a biosafety assessment conducted by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture (DA-BPI). This means that Golden Rice is ...

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