25 children in Hengyang, Hunan, who have eaten golden rice to compensate 80,000 per household

Hunan Hengyang Children Genetically modified gold rice test, will soon have a clear conclusion of the investigation. Yesterday, the morning paper from a number of sources learned that the survey confirmed that 2008 Hunan Hengnan County Jiangkou Center Primary School participants in the human trials of 88 students, 25 people ate a meal of gold rice, 60 grams per person. An official in Hengyang said the golden Rice test was smuggled into the National Natural Science Foundation, a researcher at the China Center for Disease Control, a research project on "The efficiency of the transformation of carotenoids into vitamin A in children", by Dr. Tong of Tufts University of America, Wang Yin, a researcher with the Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, has been handling the others, "No declaration, no approval." Tong how to bring genetically modified gold rice into the country and how to add it to the test are still awaiting final findings. According to regulations, such as the introduction of genetically modified food from the foreign customs approval, such as the human test of genetically modified food, must be approved by the agriculture, health and other departments. The morning paper called the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday, but the phone has been unanswered. Hengyang and Hengnan County two levels of government did not disclose more information, only to express detailed and accurate findings will soon be released. Golden rice test "rashomon door" This August, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a paper, called the study of transgenic gold Rice to supplement the efficiency of children's vitamin A, 2008 United States and many agencies in Hunan Primary School conducted a golden rice human trials. However, after the publication of the paper, in addition to the first author Tong, other authors, including the Hunan CDC Poison Science Section chief Hu Yuming, Shady Shi, Wang Yinjun denied having been involved in gold rice test. China CDC also said that the nutrition food and other directly affiliated units have not approved and participate in the "Golden rice" research, the study described in the paper is not submitted to the Ministry of Health Ethics Review Committee review and the Ministry of Health approval. The test site is identified as Hengnan County Jiangkou Town Central Primary School. But many of the school staff who had been involved in the trial said that the project "The study of the efficiency of carotenoids in plants in children's form as vitamin A" had never been seen in the National Natural Science Foundation, which was responsible only for the shady safety. Tong in the United States did not sound, the domestic participants have denied that the incident fell into the "Rashomon door." Subsequently, the Ministry of Health requested the Chinese CDC to carry out investigation, as soon as possible to find out the facts, timely release to the community. Shady Shi immediately because of the argument was suspended investigation. Hunan Affairs Elementary School said not to know recently, a number of family members to the morning paper, the local authorities have confirmed to them, in the 2008 test, some children did eat gold rice, including Ms. Chen's children. Ms. Chen said that November 30 parents gathered to the Jiangkou Town government Meeting, Hengnan County Deputy Secretary Lio Yizhi told them the whole process. A total of 88 students who were involved in the trial were numbered, and 25 children from 36th to 60th ate golden rice, while the remaining 63 did not eat golden rice. The Golden Rice trial test took place in 2008 Years of June 2, only one meal, each student ate about 60 grams. A number of other parents also confirmed the above statement to the morning paper. Jiangkou Town Center Primary school vice President Liu Xiewen said, June 2 is the first day of the beginning of the test, gold rice in the first day to join the first meal, "Tong brought over, our school do not know, not clear." "The morning paper called Lio Yizhi, he did not disclose the relevant situation, only said that the announcement will be held in recent days, and then said in a meeting hang up the phone." The trial allegedly "did not declare not approved" Ms. Chen said, Lio Yizhi told them that the golden rice test is shady and Tong secretly engaged in, Tong in the United States to grind gold rice into powder, evade customs brought in. And the test process is Tong and shady Ann himself, "from thawing to cooked, the whole process was done by Tong and shady, and they took photos." Liu Xiewen also confirmed that at the beginning of November, he was called by the authorities to identify some of the test site photos of the year. He said, in addition to seeing the staff photos of the year, also saw the golden rice into the steamer cooked photos. Jiangkou Town Center Primary School former principal He Zhongqiu said Tong and Wang Yin have been to Jiangkou Town Central Primary School, but the specific time is not clear. Hengyang An official also told The Morning Post, gold rice is Tong, shade Shi, Wang Yin Three people secretly make, "they brought over to the Hengyang, the participation of personnel, privately operated." "The official said that in September Hengyang officials had asked shady about whether to include gold rice," he denied, saying that there was no such thing. But now it seems that shady is a liar. The official said the National Natural Science Foundation, which was declared by the shady Security Project, "the study of the efficiency of carotenoids in plants in children into vitamin A" is a good experiment, but Yam Ann and Tong have been linked to the test of gold rice entrainment in, "did not declare, did not approve, also did not know us." "If there are sequela officials will be responsible for the November 30 General Assembly, the official also gave a compensation program: children who do not eat gold rice, family members compensate for the delay of 10,000 yuan per household; children who eat golden rice, family members of each household compensation for the delay, spiritual comfort fee of 80,000 yuan. Hengyang said that there is no compensation, only to take into account the parents so many times, and some parents because children eat gold rice psychological burden heavier, so gave the delay and spiritual comfort fee. The Government has provided an agreement for 25 children to sign their parents. To avoid their concerns, the agreement states that the Government will be responsible for future sequelae. But edible gold rice children's families still can not dispel the worry, "now can't see, later once have something to do." "In this respect, Hengyang, the official said, the test of gold rice in the United States has done a safety test, in Hengyang is just a nutrition test, there is no safety problems." According to Ms. Chen, parents asked the children to undergo a medical examination, the official response said to be released after the conclusion of the investigation to arrange time.