Transgenic crops "IP (identity authentication) system" may lead to soybean

Introduction: a representative of a food conference in Europe said yesterday that the cost of EU importers would be doubled if genetically modified soybeans and traditional soybeans were completely separated, i.e strict IP system (identity authentication) was implemented New EU proposals to track and label food produced by genetically modified crops are currently on the agenda, but American farmers and industry groups are concerned that these proposals will lack feasibility and lead to two different production chains "It's easy to double the price of soybeans if you strictly enforce identity certification," Jerry Slocum, President of North Mississippi grains, said at the Agra European Conference The European Commission has designed a tracking system as part of a food safety plan "from farm to table" to calm member states' concerns about genetically modified food, which have led to three years of non approval of new genetically modified varieties in the EU If the proposal is approved by the European government and the European Parliament, it will require imported GM soybeans and grains, as well as processed food, to carry labels indicating the origin and the route in the production link "I can't imagine an American exporter taking responsibility for the shipment without knowing what the goods are," Slocum said As we understand it, this will lead to GM products going all the way back to my farm in North Mississippi " Considering the way grain is harvested and transported to the port for export, only complete separation from the beginning to the end can ensure that there is no mixing between genetically modified and traditional varieties Slocum said that in the case of 50000 ton soybean cargo ships, soybeans may come from thousands of farms in the United States, including 7 million beans However, these strict regulations may be the only way for EU governments to put an end to the de facto ban on the new approval of genetically modified crops However, some people even want to go further and make regulations to make those genetically modified crop growers responsible for any environmental harm David Byrne, the EU food safety commissioner, and Margot Wallstrom, the environment commissioner, recommend that the approval of genetically modified crops be restarted based on current tracking and labeling proposals, but it may take up to three years for these proposals to be formally adopted as national laws They believe that the current impasse may be illegal, leading to a possible challenge for the EU by the world trade organization But some hardline countries, led by France, insist that legislation must be passed before they consider approving any new genetically modified crops.