China refuses GMOs China destroys multiple shipments of GM corn from US Monday, June 10, 2013 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer Tags: GM corn, China, destroying food 11K 64 (NaturalNews) Several large shipments of genetically-modified (GM) corn and corn seeds originating from the U.S. have been destroyed by the Chinese government after being discovered by import officials at numerous locations across the country. At least three shipments of GM corn detected at the Wanzai Port in Zhuhai City near Macau were reportedly destroyed after being successfully intercepted by government officials, while another 21 cartons of GM corn seeds weighing more than 250 pounds were destroyed in the northern Chinese city of Harbin. According to Chinese law, any import containing GMOs must be accompanied by the appropriate environmental and food safety tests conducted by Chinese institutions, not the biotechnology industry. This data is first submitted to the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture for review, and next passed on to the National Biosafety Committee for further review. If said data is eventually deemed adequate and meets strict guidelines, the corresponding shipment will be issued an appropriate safety certificate verifying its integrity and permitting its import. But none of this was done for any of the GM corn, which had been shipped directly into China by an unnamed U.S. biotechnology company (the name of which you can probably guess). This company apparently tried to bypass Chinese law and sneak its toxic crops and seeds into the country without proper government oversight, which is technically an international human rights violation, knowing that these genetic poisons would likely be rejected if they had to go through the normal import process for GMOs. The deeply pro-GMO old government would not have made such a thing public, said a local Chinese citizen about the new Chinese governments swift action in dealing with the offending imports. It would have secretly returned the shipments, or in most cases it would not even have inspected shipments that could contain GM ingredients. You can read the entire legal framework for GMO imports into China here: Learn more: naturalnews/040709_GM_corn_China_destroying_food.html#ixzz2tGP2Iqhq
Posted on: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 03:30:41 +0000
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