China's soybean import regeneration variables

Introduction: China's Ministry of health has set up approval procedures, and soybean import regeneration variables Dow Jones Beijing, May 8 news: a notice on the website of China's Ministry of health on Wednesday said that only after the Ministry of health has approved and agreed, can genetically modified food be produced or imported This provision will enter into force on 1 July The new rules mean that the import of genetically modified soybeans has to go through another checkpoint of the government Before the importers of genetically modified products can sell their products to China, they need to obtain approval and put their products on the approved food list The Ministry of health expects the approval process to be as long as six months, which means that even if new temporary safety certificates and identification certificates are obtained, the shipment of genetically modified products will be further delayed This move of the Ministry of health undoubtedly aggravates the complexity of the documents issued by various government departments on GMF import management At the beginning of the year, the Ministry of agriculture and the AQSIQ respectively issued documents to strengthen the management of GMF import Q6u these regulatory measures have led to delays in importing soybeans as traders and producers have struggled to understand the new rules and obtain the necessary documents to ensure that the cargo passes the inspection of quality inspection officials US soybean trade with China is worth US $1 billion a year The Ministry of health has also begun to intervene in the management of genetically modified food, which is regarded as part of the measures taken by Chinese government departments to strengthen the management of genetically modified food imports According to an industry observer, it seems that the Ministry of health also wants to step in According to the announcement on the website of the Ministry of health, the Ministry plans to establish an approval system for the safety of genetically modified food and will list the approved food and food additives Manufacturers who want to list their products on the approved list need to submit an application to the approval committee of the Ministry of health, which will make a decision within six months Q6u since March 20, China's soybean imports have been stagnant because foreign exporters must first obtain a temporary safety certificate from the Ministry of agriculture before selling genetically modified products to importers Although 19 foreign companies have obtained these safety certificates on April 18, and 7 domestic companies have also obtained identification certificates, market participants expect that soybeans will not arrive at Chinese ports before June According to the new regulations of the Ministry of health, any company that produces or exports genetically modified products in China must first apply, including packaging samples, labels, and technical documents to evaluate the edible and nutritional quality of food In addition, the application documents shall also include the safety and nutrition certification report issued by the testing agency recognized by the Ministry of health In addition, the country of origin shall issue a safety certificate to confirm that these products have been approved for production and use in the country of origin The Ministry of health also plans to set up a genetically modified food expert committee to be responsible for approval In addition, a qualified testing organization recognized by the Ministry of health will be established to be responsible for the evaluation The new regulations will come into effect on July 1 Although the Executive Committee of the Ministry of health passed the regulation as early as December 11, 2001, it seems that the industry did not know about it until the Ministry of Health recently published a notice on its website "It's definitely not good news, but we're not sure the rules will work," Phillip Laney, China director of the American Soybean Association, told Dow Jones special line Q6u (author:) to feed Weibo to: