Food safety from the dispute between transgenic and non-transgenic

Recently, Southern Weekend published an article titled "Encounter of GM Sweet Corn in the United States," from which it can be seen that Americans have an attitude toward GM foods. According to the analysis of the article, in the United States, the yield of genetically modified sweet corn in the United States was about 130,000 tons in 2010. This figure is not small, but in terms of overall planting conditions, genetically modified sweet corn accounts for only about the total harvest of sweet corn planted on the contract in the same year. About 0.1%, the market share is very small, showing that genetically modified sweet corn is not popular.

According to statistics, although large areas of GM crops have been grown in the United States for many years, approximately 80% of soybeans and 40% of corn in the United States are genetically modified crops. There is currently no major food safety problem caused by genetically modified foods. What is the reason?

In the United States, food safety related to biotech crops is jointly regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Among them, FDA is responsible for overseeing the safety of food and food additives. It mainly examines whether new biotech foods or food additives are as safe as existing foods or food additives and require special labeling. The USDA is responsible for examining whether biotech organisms will become invasive organisms. The EPA is responsible for ensuring that biotech products and their derivatives do not have unreasonable effects on health and the environment. In the United States, under the existing legal framework, special regulations governing the safety of genetically modified organisms, genetically modified organisms, genetically modified products, and related foods are imposed. It is necessary to control whether the cultivation of genetically modified crops is harmful to the environment, and the products of the genetically modified crops must be considered for human health. The potential impact. In addition, under the mature market economy and rule of law in the United States, adjustments, restrictions, and self-restraint in the cultivation of genetically modified crops, the direct sales of foods sold in the United States contain fewer and fewer, or even no, direct ingredients. Therefore, a company's sense of social responsibility, in line with the attitude of being responsible to consumers, strict control of products, is also an important component of food safety assurance.

It is precisely because of the unknown long-term effects of genetically modified foods on the human body. Not long ago, the Consumer Council of Hong Kong, China, tested the “Generation of Genetically Modified Ingredients in Soymilk Product Analysis Report” to detect soymilk products with trace amounts of genetically modified soybean ingredients. Announced and proposed that the authorities implement a mandatory labeling system for management and give consumers the right to know.

The current practice adopted by countries around the world for genetically modified foods is to enact laws and regulations requiring the labeling of genetically modified products. The European Union was the first region that required the labeling of genetically modified products. The new food regulation promulgated in 1997 established the minimum standard for labeling genetically modified foods, that is, when the genetically modified content of a certain ingredient in food reaches 1% of the composition. , need to identify. In 2002, the EU reduced this standard to 0.9%. The minimum standard for the establishment of Japan is 5%. The standard for South Korea is 3%.

Tests conducted by the Consumer Council of Hong Kong, China, detected the batch quantification of commercial transgenes in the Yonghe Group, which was well below the 5% standard stipulated in the relevant regulations in Hong Kong and Taiwan. It was also lower than the relevant regulations in the European Union (0.9%). The reporter learned from the statement published on the official website of Yonghe Soymilk that Yonghe Group's products are sold in mainland China. Raw materials are all made from high-quality, non-genetically modified soybeans from black soil in the Sanjiang Plain of Northeast China, and have been tested by the National Center for Agricultural Standardization and Testing. Soybean ingredients. Yonghe Group adheres to the sense of responsibility of the company and insists on using non-genetically modified soybeans as raw materials to ensure food safety at the source.

With the continuous improvement of relevant laws and regulations on genetically modified foods in China, enterprises have continuously strengthened their sense of responsibility and food safety will be guaranteed higher.

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