American soybean association expresses concern about China's genetically modified regulations

Introduction: according to the latest information, the American Soybean Association and other industry groups have expressed their hope to China's relevant departments through various channels that China will set a transition period for the implementation of the new regulations on genetically modified food, so as to minimize the impact on the major export market of the United States in China According to Stephen sensky, chief executive of the American Soybean Association, in an interview with Reuters, the American Soybean Association hopes that China will postpone the implementation of the new regulations before the promulgation of the detailed rules of the genetically modified regulations, and that when the detailed rules are put into effect in the future, enough time will be allowed for the relevant parties of the United States to submit relevant applications He said it would take time for U.S exporters to submit applications for GM soybeans to be exported to China, and then wait for those applications to be reviewed and meet the requirements of various official procedures in China Although U.S officials are not willing to comment on China's genetically modified regulations at present, according to American export sources, the recent sales of U.S soybeans to China have slowed down significantly Given that U.S soybeans used to be the peak of sales to China in September and October, industry groups such as the American Soybean Association have expressed great concern about the implementation of China's genetically modified regulations Every day, I talk with the USDA and the office of the US trade representative to convey the concerns of the US industry to the Chinese side In conclusion, senski said that if China did not publish the detailed rules by October, he believed that there was reason to believe that the president of the United States would mention the matter to Chinese leaders when he visited China.