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Pharmaceutical Rice in California: Potential Risks to Consumers, the Environment and the California Rice Industry

July 19, 2004
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Contamination of conventional rice by Ventria Bioscience’s pharmaceutical rice appears inevitable. This report details a number of serious concerns and unanswered questions regarding the potential human health, environmental and economic impacts of Ventria’s pharmaceutical rice.

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Michael Hansen
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