South Korea's genetically modified labeling system involves the interests of the United States
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Last Update: 2001-12-26
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Lead: Reuters news, South Korean government officials told Reuters that the U.S trade delegation expressed concern about the marking system of genetically modified food in South Korea, which may set obstacles for import As part of the labeling system, Seoul requires the use of words to distinguish non GM food from GM food U.S trade delegation officials said that for U.S suppliers and exporters, this is to force them to increase costs, so it provides a price advantage for non GM suppliers, an official told Reuters at the Korean food and drug administration South Korea has required genetically modified corn, soybeans and bean sprouts to be labeled since March, and genetically modified content of processed foods to be labeled since July The United States is the largest supplier of edible corn and soybeans to South Korea South Korea plans to add similar labeling rules to potatoes from March next year, and South Korea's KFDA plans to crack down on suppliers and sellers who do not add labels to processed foods as required next month Despite the concerns expressed by the US trade delegation, Seoul has no intention to change its original intention South Korean food and drug administration officials told Reuters "The government has no plan to revise the labeling system (there are many complaints about GMOs) because the problem of GMOs is a national requirement." (author:) share to feed Weibo share to:
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