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Mass production of genetically modified talong in RP looms.

Philippine Daily Inquirer

| September 30, 2010 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Philippine Daily Inquirer Inc. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

KIDAPAWAN CITYField tests of what environmentalists described as frankentalong (genetically modified eggplants) have spread to a North Cotabato town that serves as the provinces main vegetable producer.

The Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment (Searice), a nongovernment organization, said it continues to oppose field tests of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) eggplant because of the risks of contamination of other plants.

Tests are now being conducted in Kabacan, North Cotabato, a vegetable-producing area.

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