Transgenic technology industry will create a public opinion environment

Transgenic technology industry will create a public opinion environment

    Beijing News Recently, 61 academicians request transgenic rice industry, so that the safety of genetically modified foods raised concerns again. Reporters learned from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, the next step will be to increase the scientific propaganda for our transgenic biotechnology industry to create a good public opinion environment applications, and accelerate GMO regulatory amendments Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Associate Professor Xie Jian, at present, China's approval of genetically modified crops and the production and application of security certificates within the validity period of the cotton, rice, corn and papaya.

    But it does not carry out commercial planting immediately, press the Seed Law of the People's Republic, the need to obtain varieties of genetically modified crops validation certificate, production license and business license, to enter the commercial cultivation. At present, only cotton, papaya approved commercial cultivation of GM rice and GM corn seed has not been completed provisions of law approving addition, China approved the import of genetically modified crops used as raw materials for processing soybeans, corn, canola, cotton and sugar beet. Professor of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, these foods must obtain our security certificate, Dean Yun-Bo Luo said, whether developed or developing, are taking the development of transgenic technology as occupying the high ground of the future international competitiveness of agriculture and to promote a new round of important force in agricultural science and technology revolution. Yun-Bo Luo said, from the international point of view, the global area of transgenic crops by 1.7 million hectares in 1996 has grown to 170 million hectares in 2012. As of the end of 2012, the global 59 countries and regions approved the import of genetically modified crops for food, feed or planting. Among them, 28 countries have ratified the 25 kinds of GM crops are currently grown commercially sound not fully express doubts This is not a question of science and technology, is an ordinary consumer's right to know and freedom of choice issue.
    The biggest problem is that there are doubts about GM's voice can not be fully expressed, quite transgenic unilateral power is relatively large. Currently the maximum time to eat genetically modified foods is the number? How many people eat? By feeding study in mice and so we can not simply swap dispel the doubts, there is no risk of this generation, the next generation have? So that the whole society should be fully discussed, let the people choose. If people choose to eat genetically modified rice, the government also needs some other safeguards, including the transfer of genetic information must be indicated people freedom of choice, which is the most basic principles of civilized society, not unilaterally say genetically modified food is no problem, so we eat . If you do not have a full debate and expression, even if the promotion, and will encounter a variety of problems - Associate Professor of Science, Technology and Society Institute, Tsinghua University, Jiang Jinsong pig to try to eat genetically modified rice trial safety Beijing News yesterday, Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Professor Huang Kunlun said BT Transgenic insect-resistant rice is responsible for feeding their pigs tests have been completed, the results show that BT Transgenic insect-resistant rice and non-transgenic rice on Pigs have the same nutritional and safety, according to media reports, commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University to genetically modified rice miniature pigs 90 days of feeding trials using pig Why do tests? HUANG Kun explained nutritional and toxicological aspects, pig and human gastrointestinal tract, the digestive process is very similar to the changes that can be used in vivo pharmacokinetic study, and its physiological and omnivorous similarity with human, nutrition helps research studies.
    Therefore, the use of a test period of pigs reflect a greater degree of genetically modified rice for human consumption security test pigs feeding at 90 days, no poisoning or death phenomenon, fur smooth, flexible operation, normal diet, growth and development in good condition . Huang Kunlun said in the message.