Budweiser ‘Double Mashing’ on GE Rice

Budweiser fans have a bad taste in their mouth, and it’s not just the beer. A recent analysis commissioned by Greenpeace has “detected the presence of genetically engineered (GE) rice (Bayer LL601) in three out of four samples taken” at an Anheuser Busch mill in Arkansas.
Environmental News Network reported that the GE rice in question is the same strain responsible for the “2006 contamination of at least 30 percent of rice stocks in the United States. The GE contamination had a massive negative impact on the U.S. rice industry as many countries subsequently stopped or significantly restricted the import of …read more