In 2016, over a hundred Nobel Prize winners signed an open letter calling on
Greenpeace to end its campaign against genetically modified organisms in general and golden rice in particular; a spokeswoman for the organisation rejected the accusation of obstructing golden rice and called it a "failed solution" and "something that doesn't exist at all", in turn accusing corporations of seeking to pave the way for more profitable GM crops. On 17 April 2024, the
Court of Appeals in the Philippines issued a cease-and-desist order on the commercial propagation of two genetically modified crops, golden rice and
Bt eggplant, citing a lack of "full scientific certainty" regarding their health and environmental impact. The decision was in response to a petition filed by groups including Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad Agrikultura (
Masipag) and Greenpeace Southeast Asia. The court revoked the
biosafety permits previously granted by the government to the
University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and the
Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). This decision was criticized for putting the lives of thousands of children at risk. ==See also==