# India is exporting strictly Non GMO rice to World The possibility of GMO contamination due to white rice exported by India is not possible | Ministry of Commerce and Industry

> India's Commerce Ministry rejected reports linking Indian white rice to a GMO contamination incident in the EU. It said commercial GM rice is banned in India and that the exporter certified its shipment as non-GMO.

- Date: 2021-10-20 · published 2021-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44511-india-is-exporting-strictly-non-gmo-rice-to-world-the-possibility-of-gmo
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The statement addresses a food-safety recall dispute and does not change rice supply or price fundamentals.

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| RICE | 2023-08-16 | [How India’s ban on some rice exports is ricocheting around the world \| Business and Economy News \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34651-how-india-s-ban-on-some-rice-exports-is-ricocheting-around-the-world-business.md) | -0.6% | +3.4% |
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| WHEAT | 2021-08-10 | [India re-emerges as rice and wheat exporter  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45526-india-re-emerges-as-rice-and-wheat-exporter-world-grain.md) | +3.4% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- commerce.gov.in: http://www.commerce.gov.in/ministryofcommerce/node/885

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