Huahui-1, a genetically¹ engineered rice developed by Huazhong Agricultural University, has received an approval email from Dennis M. Keefe, director of the FDA's Office of Food Additive² Safety in the United States.

 

华中农业大学研发的华恢1号转基因水稻得到美国食品和药品管理局主管丹尼斯 M. 基夫的邮件确认。
 

 

Keefe's letter, published on the FDA website, said "it is our understanding that Huazhong has concluded that human and animal foods from Huahui-1 rice grain are not materially different in composition, safety, and other relevant parameters³ from rice-derived human and animal food currently on the market."

 

Huahui-1 rice is genetically engineered to express an insecticidal protein to improve resistance to lepidopteron insect pests. The letter also disclosed that the FDA received a summary of the safety and nutritional⁴ assessment⁵ of Huahui-1 on June 13, 2016, and then additional information on January 8, 2017.

 

Lin Yongjun, a member of the Huazhong rice research team, told the Science and Technology Daily that the FDA has shown faith in the safety of the Huahui-1 rice grain as human and animal food.

 

Huahui-1 rice was awarded a safety certification from China's Ministry⁶ of Agriculture in 2009 and retained the certification upon reapplication when it expired in 2014.

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