Three New Varieties of Genetically Modified Soybeans Approved for Entry into China Trigger Public Worries
The Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday that it has approved the issuance of anti-herbicide soybean CV127 applied by BASF Agrochemicals Co., Ltd., Monsanto Far East Co. Ltd.'s insect-resistant soybean MON87701 and insect-resistant herbicide-tolerant soybean MON87701×MON89788, which can be imported for processing. Raw agricultural GMO safety certificate. The safety review of the above varieties was conducted in strict accordance with Chinese laws and regulations. The approval process lasted three years and the safety was guaranteed. According to reports, imported GM soybeans will be used as raw materials for processing. However, this issue has also attracted widespread attention. The public began to worry about whether eating so many genetically modified foods would be harmful to the body.
Release has passed environmental and food safety verification
It is reported that the Ministry of Agriculture website quoted the researcher of the Institute of Plant Protection of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Deputy Director of the Agriculture Genetically Modified Organism Committee, Peng Yufa, as saying that the safety review of the above varieties was conducted in strict accordance with Chinese laws and regulations, from the submission of applications to the acquisition of safety certificates. The verification, review, approval and other steps lasted for about three years.
Peng Yufa said that the safety of the three genetically modified soybeans is guaranteed. The three soybean varieties have been approved by the exporting countries and the United States, Japan, the European Union and many other countries and regions; and on the basis of the safety assessments of other countries, the relevant units have also been arranged to carry out environmental safety and food safety verification tests in China. According to the verification results, the Agricultural Genetically Modified Organism Safety Committee reviewed and approved the application.
No quota limit affecting import quantity
Whether or not this approval will increase China’s soybean imports and thus “grab†the share of soybeans grown in China, Peng Yufa said that imports and imports and the quantity of imports are market actions, which are determined by domestic demand, and there are no restrictions on trade measures such as quotas.
It is reported that the sown area of ​​soybeans in China is about 120 million mu each year, and currently more than 50 million tons of soybeans are imported. According to the current varieties and technical levels, it needs more than 400 million mu of cultivated land. Peng Yufa said that because China does not have so much reserve arable land, it must rely on imports.
He also disclosed that, in addition to the newly approved three kinds of genetically modified soybeans, China has also approved the import of five genetically modified varieties, including Roundup soybean GTS40-3-2, as raw materials for processing.
Controversy over the long-term security still needs to follow the study
In recent years, there have been disputes over the safety of genetically modified products. Luo Yunbo, dean of the College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering at China Agricultural University, previously publicly stated at the Food Forum that the GM technology itself is neutral. At present, China has a complete set of evaluation systems for GM foods, and “public concerns can be eliminated.â€
Wang Ruiyuan, president of the Oils and Oils Branch of the China Grain and Oil Association, also told the media yesterday that the GM is mainly found in proteins, and finally it is separated into oil cakes. The edible oils and fats basically contain no protein after refining, and no genetically modified components can be detected in oils and fats. .
Recently, a person in charge of a large-scale edible oil processing company told a media reporter that, from the perspective of edible oil, the difference between GM soybeans and non-genetically modified soybean oil is not significant. However, there are experts who hold different opinions. According to the report from the China Newcom website, Zhang Huizhan, a biochemistry expert, once said that genetically modified foods are safe from birth, but the safety impact on humans in the long term still needs to be followed up.
Investigation of genetically modified soybean oil accounts for 90% of the market
So what is the situation of GM soybeans in the market? Recently, reporter Liu Jingliang, head of the market information center at Yuquan Road in Beijing, said that only large quantities of soybeans are produced in Northeast China, but the soybean production in the region is difficult to meet the national market demand. Therefore, most of China’s edible soybean oil uses imported soybeans as raw materials, including Partially genetically modified soybeans.
According to Liu Jingliang, the soybean oil that is currently sold in the wholesale market accounts for about 90% of the market share of genetically modified soybean oil. A barrel of 5 liters of GM soybean oil is about 10 yuan less than the price of non-GM soybean oil. “In our wholesale chain, we mainly look at the price. Non-genetically modified soybean oil is expensive, and nobody buys it, not selling it. ."
So how do GM soybean oil and non-GM soybean oil identify? In December 2011, the Ministry of Agriculture issued the "Transgenic Clear Paper," saying that "genetically modified foods that have passed safety evaluations and obtained safety certificates are safe and can be eaten with confidence." And for genetically modified foods, relevant legal requirements must be clearly stated on food labels. Callouts. Liu Jingliang said that the genetically modified soybean oil has a clear genetically modified logo on its packaging. Citizens can only pay attention to this logo when purchasing.
It is understood that the current import of genetically modified soybeans, including tariffs, transportation and other costs, the price is about 8100 yuan / ton, this price is about 200 yuan to 800 yuan per ton cheaper than domestic soybeans. Statistics show that the current situation of China's edible oil market is that the output of four major varieties of soybean oil, rapeseed oil, palm oil, and peanut oil reached 19.848 million tons, accounting for 88.5% of the total output of edible vegetable oil, of which soybean oil production was 1160.2. Ten thousand tons, accounting for 51.7% of the total output.
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