so eat something else? if you're reliant on a grain crop that you cant even grow yourself, you've never had food security. plenty of other grain crops that are cheaper to grow than rice (which requires a massive amount of water). those pictures of people that live in arid environments means they're not growing rice, ever
who's going to get exposed to whatever this chemical is for their entire life? presumably someone not born yet, as it hasnt gone into production yet.
what's the target demographic? why should we care?