The Ministry of agriculture will change the import of agricultural genetically modified organisms from "temporary management" to "positive management"

Introduction: on April 21, the Ministry of agriculture will change the import of agricultural genetically modified organisms from "temporary management" to "normal management" in accordance with the "administrative measures for the import safety of agricultural genetically modified organisms" In 2003, China imported more than 20 million tons of soybeans, more than half of which came from the United States, Argentina and Brazil Although the export of these countries is mainly genetically modified soybeans, the strong demand of oil extraction and soybean products industry in China makes the rising trend of soybean import not affected by "genetically modified" China's soybean import has increased from 1.1 million tons in 1996 to 20 million tons in 2003 It is expected that there will be a demand gap of more than 10 million tons every year in the next few years "In the process of negotiations with the Americans, what really determines our decision is the demand for soybeans in the domestic market." China issued a two-year "Interim certification" management measure for the import of foreign genetically modified products, which officially ended on April 21 this year, and issued a long-term biosafety certificate instead "From now on, we will carry out normal management on the import of genetically modified products in accordance with international practices," an official of the Ministry of agriculture, who was reluctant to give his name, told outlook Oriental weekly Every step we take is done in accordance with WTO rules " After waiting two years for the first long-term safety certificate for genetically modified products, the Chinese government finally issued a biosafety certificate for five kinds of genetically modified products exported by the United States to China in February this year, which greatly delighted the leaders of the American agricultural sector.