Heinz baby cereal may contain GM rice

	Heinz baby cereal may contain GM rice by chinadaily.com.cn Updated: 2006-03-15 17:27 An official with the Ministry of Agriculture said late Tuesday it was investigating a claim that baby cereal made by H.J. Heinz Co. China improperly contained genetically modified rice. Greenpeace, an international environmental group, said Monday that laboratory tests found genetically modified rice in Heinz Baby Rice Cereal bought in Beijing. The Agriculture Ministry said it was looking into the claim and will take legal actions if any problems are found. The Chinese government has attached great importance to supervision of the safety of GE (genetic engineering) biology, said the official. The official said the ministry would have to approve any such products and that currently it hasn't approved any genetically modified rice for human consumption. Moreover, any inspection of transgenic products will be made by professional organizations authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture, the official added. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh-based Heinz denied that its baby food products contained any genetically modified organisms, or GMO.

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