Coverup of GM Rice
I’ll expand on health as a reason for moving at a later date. Suffice, for now, to say that it is.
Food is a major contributor to health. Growing your own ensures that you know what you are eating. Even the authorities won’t keep you safe from bad food. Recently rice imported into Europe has been found to be contaminated with GM rice. If you think that GM ingredients are safe - then do some more reading.
It is possible that contaminated long-grain rice remains on sale in New Zealand despite the contaminating variant being untested and unapproved by any authority in any country.
“The situation for New Zealand consumers remains unclear as Authorities have deemed information about their action-plan as falling under the Official Information Act,” says Jon Carapiet from GE Free NZ in food and environment. Until the information is released New Zealand shoppers should consider avoiding any US long-grain rice, and should return unopened packs to the shop for a refund.