Ministry of agriculture will carry out national agricultural genetically modified safety inspection in May

Introduction: it is reported that the Ministry of agriculture will carry out the safety inspection of agricultural genetically modified organisms in the country in mid May TS2 focuses on the production, sub packaging and sale of agricultural genetically modified organisms (soybean, soybean oil, soybean meal, rapeseed, rapeseed oil, corn, cotton seeds, etc.) listed in the first batch of identification catalogue The implementation of laws and regulations by enterprises engaged in the processing and marketing of agricultural genetically modified organisms and their products, and the implementation of safety management laws and regulations by enterprises engaged in the testing of agricultural genetically modified organisms and their production units The key inspection objects are the import enterprises, processing enterprises, sales units of genetically modified agricultural products, companies and scientific research units engaged in genetically modified crop seed management According to incomplete statistics, TS2 has issued more than 150 approval documents related to the examination and approval of genetically modified agricultural products such as soybean oil, soybean meal, cotton seed, etc., and more than 20 provinces have carried out law enforcement and management personnel training and issued law enforcement certificates TS2 since March 20, 2002 "Regulations on the safety management of agricultural genetically modified organisms" (hereinafter referred to as "Regulations") Since the implementation of the three supporting regulations and interim measures, the Ministry of agriculture has carried out a series of work in the aspects of safety evaluation, import, labeling management, construction of technical support system and technical testing of agricultural genetically modified organisms However, the law enforcement efforts of agricultural administrative departments in various regions on the safety management of agricultural genetically modified organisms are uneven, which is manifested in the emphasis on application for approval and contempt for tracking supervision Management, especially identification management is not in place At present, most of the genetically modified agricultural products and direct processed products sold in the market have not been identified, and consumers' right to know and right to choose have not been implemented TS2