”Golden Rice may expand the list of nutritional options for poor Pinoys,” the head of the Philippine Rice Research Institute said recently. ”It will help provide solutions for our Vitamin A deficiency problem,” said PhilRice executive director Eufemio Rasco Jr., adding that ”we are offering it as one of the alternatives to solve nutritional issues.” [...] ”We’re getting close to completion (on the safety evaluation of the rice),” said Dr. Rasco.