Text: | Print|

China rejects US GM corn  

中国退运百万吨美国转基因玉米

从去年10月至今,因为检出未经农业部批准的M IR 162转基因成分,中国已退运了过百万吨美国进 口 玉 米 , 引 发 了 人 们 的 广 泛 关注。由于大量退运给美国农业产业带来不小损失,美国曾多次敦促中国尽快完成审批。[查看全文]
2014-05-09 13:28 chinadaily.com.cn Web Editor: Gu Liping
1

China has returned megatons of corn from the US since last October, as the shipments were found to contain a genetically-modified (GM) strain that is not approved by Chinese agricultural authorities. This move causes large losses for the agricultural industry in the US.

The core technology of GM corn is mastered by foreign companies. If China does not strengthen supervision on imports, it may have a negative effect on China's domestic agriculture industry, Beijing Youth Daily reported.

Comments (0)
Most popular in 24h
  Archived Content
Media partners:

Copyright ©1999-2018 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.