GM-food

GeneticallyModifiedFoodSupportorOppose?ContentDefinitionCurrentsituationFororAgainstConclusionDefinitionGeneticallymodified(GM)food：usegeneticengineering(GM)technologyspeciesgenome(基因组，染色体组）toembed（嵌入）inheterologousgene（异种基因）transgenicplants,geneticcallymodifiedanimalandgeneticallymodifiedmicrobial（微生物）food.ThekindofGMfoodandcultivatedarea120GMplantsMorethan51arecommerciallyproduced(soybean,cotton,corn,rape油菜，tomato...)Soybean,cotton,corn,rapetakeupmorethan99%cultivatedareaThemost:soybean,takesup62%,corn21%,cotton12%TotalvaluebroughtfromGMcrops:$4.25billionGMfoodsmakeitswaytoChinamarketGMfoodsmakeitswaytoChinamarketWuMei,anofficialinchargeofdatacollectionattheBeijingMunicipalBureauofStatistics,saidit'squitehardtobuynon-GMsoybeanoilinbigcities,asonlysmalloilmanufacturingfactoriesinruralareasproduceit.Over90percentofthesoybeanoilforsaleinBeijingisgeneticallymodified,shesaid.AccordingtotheGeneralAdministrationofCustoms,theproportionwaslessthan2percentin2001.WhilebyJune2013,ithadsurgedto43percent,accordingtotheChinaSoybeanIndustryAssociation,anindustrialunionofsoybeanfarmers,processorsandtraders,aswellasscientificresearchersthroughoutChina.Thechangestartedin2001whenChinajoinedtheWTOandimportsofagriculturalproductsincreased.Asaresult,China'straditionalagriculturalindustryreceivedaheavyblowfrommoreadvancedforeigncompetitors,includingGMsoybeansfromtheUnitedStatesandGMrapeseedfromCanadaandAustralia.TheseweresoldinChinaatlowerpricesthanlocallycultivatedsoybeansandrapeseed,takingatollondomesticindustries.AccordingtoXinhuFutures,aShanghai-headquarteredcompanythatoffersfuturesbrokerage,investmentconsultingandassetmanagementservices,soybeanoutputwas8.5milliontonsin2012inChinawhile71.65milliontonswereconsumed.In2012,Chinaimported58.38milliontons,rising11.2percentyearonyear.Chinaisalsoworld'slargestcornimporterandmuchofthattooisgeneticallymodified.In2013,thecountry'scornimportswilltotal7.2milliontons,amongwhich80percentaregeneticallymodified,accordingtoareportfromSCIInternational,aprofessionalwatcherofChina'scommodities.ThereportalsosaidthatmostofChina'simportedcorncomesfromtheUnitedStatesand95percentofUS-importedcornisgeneticallymodified.XieJiajian,anassociateresearcherwiththeInstituteofPlantProtectionundertheChineseAcademyofAgriculturalSciences(CAAS),saidGMproductshavegrabbedabigmarketshareinglobalagriculturaltrade.Asamajorimporterofagriculturalproducts,ChinaisboundtocomeincontactwithmoreandmoreGMagriculturalproducts.DatafromtheInternationalServicefortheAcquisitionofAgri-biotechApplications(ISAAA)showedthat81percentoftheworld'ssoybeans,81percentofitscotton,35percentofcornand30percentofoilseedrapewasgeneticallymodifiedin2012,andmostofthoseproductshavebeensoldtoChina.GMfoodsmakeitswaytoChinamarketFrom:ChinaDaily:(iftheycan),itisrightforChinatorequireproperlabelingofGMfoodssothatthepubliccanhavetherighttochoosewhethertheywanttobuyit.ItisapragmaticmovethatcaterstotheinterestsofallpeoplebeforeapersuasivescientificconclusiononthesafetyofGMfoodsisavailable.Chinahashadafoodlabelingregulationinplace,whichstipulatesthatGMfoodsandthosecontainingGMingredientsmustbeproperlylabeledsoconsumerscanchoose.From:ChinaDaily(ChinaDaily)Updated:2013-10-2123:50:38CommentsPrintMailLargeMediumSmallAgriculturalexpertsandthepublicarecallingonauthoritiestoaccelerateprogressoninformationdisclosureaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoodastheexpirationdateofbiosafetycertificatesfortwostrainsofGMriceapproaches.QuestionsfromthepublicoverthesafetyofGMfoodhavegrowninChinasincetheMinistryofAgricultureissuedbiosafetycertificatesfortwostrainsofpest-resistantGMricein2009.A2010Deloittesurveyfoundthat34%ofU.S.consumerswereveryorextremelyconcernedaboutGMfood,a3%reductionfrom2008.Thesamesurveyfoundastronggenderdifferenceinopinion:10%ofmenwereextremelyconcerned,compa