List of GM crops in China released   

人民日报公布转基因食品名单 包括大豆玉米油菜

转基因食品一直备受关注，网上流传的“转基因食品名单”靠不靠谱？一些所谓“鉴别转基因作物方法”正确吗？国家正式批准生产或进口的转基因作物有哪些？就这些问题，人民日报“求证”栏目记者采访了农业部及专家学者。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A list of genetically modified (GM) crops approved in China has been released by the Ministry of Agriculture, according to a People's Daily report released Monday.

The main biotech crops now include cotton, papaya, rice and maize, according to Xie Jiajian, an assistant researcher at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Although the four kinds of crops have been granted safety certificates, not all of them can be put into commercial production, said Xie.

Only the genetically altered cotton and papaya have been authorized for commercialization by the Ministry of Agriculture, Xie added.

Xie also pointed out that genetically altered crops from abroad could enter China with the Ministry of Agriculture's official seal of approval.

At present, five kinds of imported crops derived through biotechnology, including soybeans, maize, rapeseed, cotton, and sugar beet, have been approved by the ministry as foreign biotech crops used for processing purposes in China.