Protecting the public's right to know China's genetically modified food should be identified in March

Introduction: since March this year, genetically modified soybeans, canola, corn and other foods will be marked with special labels for consumers to choose Genetically modified food has entered the life of ordinary people in China Although there is no large-scale production of genetically modified crops in China, many of the agricultural products imported in China are already genetically modified products In recent years, China has imported a large number of soybeans from the United States, Argentina and other countries, most of which are genetically modified soybeans More than half of soybean salad oil in China contains genetically modified components In order to protect the public's right to know and the right to choose, the Ministry of Agriculture recently issued the corresponding measures for the management of agricultural genetically modified organisms identification, after the state promulgated the regulations on the safety management of agricultural genetically modified organisms last year, which requires that the genetically modified organisms products listed in the catalogue must be identified The first batch of agricultural genetically modified organisms listed in the catalogue are: soybean seed, soybean, soybean powder, soybean oil, soybean meal, corn seed, corn oil, corn meal, rape seed, rapeseed oil, rapeseed meal, cotton seed, tomato seed, fresh eggplant, tomato sauce, etc When buying these foods, consumers can read the product description carefully to identify whether there are genetically modified ingredients.