The Ministry of agriculture has made it clear that genetically modified food can only be sold with marks
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Last Update: 2003-04-28
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Introduction: Beijing Youth Daily, April 28 the results of law enforcement inspection on genetically modified biological products conducted by the genetically modified Office of the Ministry of agriculture since this month show that Beijing Youth Daily, April 28 The law enforcement inspection results of genetically modified biological products by the genetically modified Office of the Ministry of agriculture since this month show that some enterprises and businesses still pay more attention to the genetically modified food marking system Cheng Jingen, deputy director of agricultural genetically modified organisms safety management office of z6n Ministry of agriculture, said that genetically modified food is a new kind of food, which is produced and developed through genetically modified technology At present, the main types of genetically modified food in China's market are soybean and soybean products, corn and corn products, rape and rape products The soybean salad oil, tomato sauce and food drinks we often eat now are genetically modified or contain genetically modified raw materials According to the protocol on Biosafety of the United Nations, the public of all countries has the right to know the true situation of genetically modified food and can choose voluntarily Since March 20, 2002, China has officially implemented the GM marking system, but the phenomenon of no mark on the market is very common, and the "identity" of GM products has not been clearly marked For this reason, the GM Office of the Ministry of agriculture has carried out a special inspection since this month The inspection results show that the genetically modified food on the market in China has passed the approval of the government, and consumers can consume at ease Z6N
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