Feed products containing genetically modified ingredients do not need to be labeled
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Last Update: 2002-01-31
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Introduction: after the introduction of the detailed rules of genetically modified regulations, a large number of feed manufacturers and aquaculture enterprises in China have expressed their concern about whether the feed products produced from genetically modified processed products and aquaculture products need to be labeled Recently, a person from the genetically modified Safety Management Office of the Ministry of Agriculture said that after the implementation of the detailed rules of genetically modified regulations in China, feed products produced from the processed products of genetically modified agricultural products and downstream aquaculture products do not need to be labeled According to the provisions of Article 3 of the measures for the administration of agricultural genetically modified organisms labeling, "the sale of agricultural genetically modified organisms listed in the agricultural genetically modified organisms labeling catalogue within the territory of the people's Republic of China must comply with these measures"; at the same time, the Administrative Measures specify in the annex that the first batch of agricultural genetically modified organisms implementing the labeling management measures include: 1 Soybean seed, soybean, soybean powder, soybean oil and soybean meal; 2 Corn seed, corn, corn oil and corn meal; 3 Rape seed, rapeseed, rapeseed oil and rapeseed meal; 4 Cotton seed; 5 Tomato seed, fresh tomato and tomato paste According to the above provisions, feed and breeding products produced with genetically modified protein meal or genetically modified corn as raw materials will not need to be labeled, that is, although genetically modified soybean, rapeseed processed soybean meal, rapeseed meal and genetically modified corn need to be labeled, their feed products and downstream breeding products need not be labeled after processing, mixing and feeding (author:) share to feed Weibo share to:
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