China's implementation of qualitative principles in the inspection of genetically modified products

Introduction: key points: - qualitative test with zero tolerance rather than quantitative test will be adopted for the identification of genetically modified products - the adoption of such test will exclude Brazilian soybeans from the Chinese market - which most market participants are puzzled by, because it is obviously against international practice Beijing, Jan 18 (osterdowjones): on Friday, local industry insiders disclosed to odj that, according to the informal information from the GM management office of the Ministry of agriculture, strict zero tolerance standards will be adopted for the identification of genetically modified products Any soybean or rapeseed tested to be genetically positive will be properly labeled with labels, and the safety certificate of genetically modified products will be issued And other relevant GM product management provisions will apply to these labeled products A Beijing based trader told odj on Friday that the standard for identifying genetically modified products is different from the international standard The international standard is based on the percentage, that is to say, only those products with high content of genetically modified ingredients are marked as genetically modified products Brazil's soybeans will face the biggest trouble if they are tested according to this standard It is estimated that 20% of Brazil's soybeans are genetically modified soybeans, and the seeds are smuggled to Brazil from neighboring countries, while the Brazilian government has not officially allowed the cultivation of genetically modified soybeans Therefore, it is impossible for Brazilian soybean exporters to provide the documents required for applying for safety certificate At present, China's testing instruments can detect 0.01% transgenic products, which is consistent with the existing instrument standards in the international market However, the European Union, the United States and some Asian countries, such as South Korea, usually set a tolerable limit Only those products above this limit are identified as genetically modified products The trader, referring to a seminar held by the China Soybean Association on Sunday to invite Chen Jingen, head of the GM product management office, to further explain the puzzling GM regulations, said: 'China has promised to abide by WTO rules after its accession to the WTO, but it is questionable that China adopts this approach without causing friction with its trading partners In fact, there is not enough reason and scientific basis for China to adopt the zero tolerance test standard In recent years, China is a major customer of American soybeans, with annual soybean trade volume of US $1 billion In 2000 / 01, China imported 13.2 million tons of soybeans from the United States, Argentina and Brazil In 2001 / 02 market year, the latest report of USDA predicted that China would import 14 million tons of soybeans, which was unchanged from the previous months' forecast (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: