Recently, the head of the Agriculture GMO Safety Management Office of the Ministry of Agriculture was interviewed to introduce China's current research and application of genetically modified technology, and denied news of the recent Ministry of Agriculture's approval of the import of genetically modified grain seeds and sowing at home.
25 countries approved for planting
The person in charge said that currently 25 countries around the world have approved the commercial cultivation of 24 genetically modified crops. The planted area has grown from 1.7 million hectares in 1996 to 134 million hectares in 2009. In 2008, a total of 55 countries around the world approved 24 kinds of genetically modified crops for sale on the market, with a market value of US$7.5 billion. International competition is also fierce. The United States has approved the planting of six transgenic rice varieties.
The person in charge said that China's advancement of research and application of transgenic technology is an inevitable requirement and an important way to ensure national food security. After years of efforts, China has made significant achievements in important gene excavation, cultivation of new transgenic varieties, and industrialization applications.
Three seeds get security certificate
The person in charge said that in 1999 and 2004, the Ministry of Agriculture accepted the application for safety evaluation of genetically modified rice and corn for the first time. After 11 years and 6 years of rigorous evaluation processes, the plant was approved for distribution on August 17, 2009. The production and application safety certificate of the acid-enzyme gene maize "BV LA 430101", the transgenic insect-resistant rice "Huahui 1" and the hybrid species "Bt Shanyou 63".
But issuing a security certificate is not the same as allowing commercial production. According to the relevant laws and regulations, GM rice and corn must be subjected to rigorous regional trials and production trials after they have obtained safety certificates. Only after they have obtained veterinary certification certificates, can they obtain GMP crop seed production licenses through rigorous review. business license.
Import only for processing
The person in charge said that the news on the “Ministry of Agriculture approved the importation of genetically modified grain seeds and sowing in large areas in China†was not true on the Internet. The Ministry of Agriculture has never approved the importation of any kind of genetically modified grain seeds into China, and there is no genetic modification in China. Food crop cultivation.
He explained that as of now, the Ministry of Agriculture has successively approved import safety certificates for the four crops of genetically modified cotton, soybeans, corn, and rapeseed. Its use is limited to processing raw materials. The Ministry of Agriculture has so far not approved the import of any kind of genetically modified food crop seeds into China. Zhong Guo
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