A Chinese government committee has failed to reach a consensus on the safety of genetically modified rice, putting off the world`s first large-scale production of the transgenic grain for human consumption. Concerns mount over safety, especially with reports that illegal transgenic rice is already being sold in some provinces.</p><p><a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2005-11-28T185146Z_01_FLE867860_RTRUKOC_0_US-CHINA-GMO.xml">Reuters: China committee not recommending GMO rice</a></p><p><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3487776a6026,00.html">Reuters: China slows GMO rice plan as concerns mount</a>