Beijing soybean oil is all genetically modified

Introduction: consumers: why can't we buy "non GM" soybean oil manufacturers: the oil output rate of GM soybeans is high Beijing Agriculture Bureau: we only supervise whether to mark "GM products" Beijing Youth Daily March 20: This week, a reader surnamed Chen wrote to this newspaper, reflecting that he could not find "non GM" soybean oil in several large supermarkets, convenience stores and other places in Beijing He said that although the GM soybean oil sold on the market since May 1 last year was labeled with "GM", consumers did get "the right to know", but the right to choose to buy "non GM" soybean oil Period Yesterday, our reporter made a survey in the market As Mr Chen reflected, no "non GMO" soybean oil products can be found in the Beijing market Market Research: there are no "non genetically modified" products in supermarkets and convenience stores The reporter investigated commercial retail enterprises including large supermarkets, medium-sized supermarkets and some convenience stores, and found that it is more difficult to buy "non genetically modified" products in the Beijing market than to go to heaven In the small Baiyang supermarket apple garden store, Carrefour supermarket Baishiqiao store, chaoshifa Fucheng store, meilianmei Zengguang Road store, xikelong West store and other supermarkets, the reporter conducted a field survey In Carrefour, chaoshifa, meilianmei and other supermarkets, 16 brands of soybean oil products, including Guchuan, Jinlongyu, huoniao, Fulinmen and other products, as well as various blended oils containing soybean ingredients, are 100% marked with "genetically modified" The reporter with low awareness of "genetically modified" interviewed several consumers at random The reporter found that the older consumers did not pay much attention to whether it was "genetically modified" soybean oil, but they were more sensitive to the product price "There is no way, there is no 'Non GMO soybean oil' in the market," said one consumer who is buying cooking oil "If peanut oil and corn oil are selected, the price of a barrel of 5-liter oil is more than 20 yuan higher than soybean oil, and a bottle of olive oil is more than several times more expensive For a working-class citizen, due to economic factors, they may be forced to eat GMO oil." According to the manufacturer, the high oil output rate of genetically modified soybean and the inability of domestic soybean production to meet the demand make the "genetically modified" soybean oil popular "Luhua" manufacturers said in an interview that the main reason for choosing genetically modified soybean as the production raw material is that the domestic soybean supply is far lower than the market demand, and they have to purchase soybean from abroad Jinlongyu, HuiFu and other grain and oil manufacturers also agreed that the shortage of domestic soybeans is the root cause of using foreign genetically modified soybeans Mr Wu of Kerry grain and oil also pointed out: "the domestic oil consumption is large The annual per capita oil consumption in some big cities reaches 13 kg The domestic soybean production is in short supply Moreover, the Northeast soybean oil output is small, which is not suitable for oil production." An industry source, who declined to be named, told reporters that because China does not restrict the use of "genetically modified" raw materials, manufacturers choose to produce "genetically modified" raw materials, mainly due to cost considerations At present, 100% of the imported soybeans are genetically modified soybeans, with the oil output rate between 20% and 21%, while the domestic soybeans only have 17%, but the price is more expensive than the imported soybeans, so most manufacturers will use the imported soybeans as raw materials It is estimated that the cost of non GMO soybean oil per barrel is 2-3 yuan higher than that of GMO soybean oil Because most consumers in China are still sensitive to price, they don't know much about "genetically modified" products, and most major manufacturers are unwilling to raise costs to produce "non genetically modified" products Beijing Municipal Bureau of agriculture under the supervision of the government: the production of genetically modified soybean oil is an enterprise behavior, said Jiang Zhenqi of the GM Office of Beijing Municipal Bureau of agriculture At present, the number of "non genetically modified" soybean oil in the Beijing market is very small, which is really difficult to buy But at present, the main responsibility of the government departments is to supervise the labeling of genetically modified soybean oil according to the national regulations For enterprises that do not mark in accordance with the requirements, the competent agricultural departments may punish them, make corrections within a time limit, confiscate the products they illegally sell and impose a fine As for why enterprises do not produce "non GMO" soybean oil, the person in charge said that this is the enterprise behavior of soybean oil manufacturers, which belongs to the scope of market mediation, and they are inconvenient to intervene Where can I buy "non GMO" soybean oil? According to Li Zhiwei, an expert of China Grain and oil society, compared with imported soybeans, China's domestic soybeans have a lower oil output rate When used to produce soybean oil, the cost must be higher than imported genetically modified soybeans At present, some factories in Northeast China produce "non transgenic" soybean oil However, due to its small scale, most of its products are sold locally, which is difficult to see in the Beijing market It is said that Harbin grain and oil producer once came to Beijing to discuss with a famous grain and oil producer and was willing to produce "non genetically modified" products for him But manufacturers in Beijing are not optimistic about market demand and give up cooperation.