On Friday, at the Quality and Safety Conference of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Agriculture, Wang Qiang, the director of the Agricultural Products Quality Standards Institute of the Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Deputy Director of the Agricultural Products and Genetic Products Quality Inspection Center (Hangzhou), talked about the topic of genetic modification. Can genetic modification be eaten? How can we distinguish which foods are genetically modified? Wang Qiang said that he has three sentences about genetic modification. First of all, there is currently no research data to prove that transgenes are harmful. Secondly, the nature of transgenes is the same as that of non-genetically modified foods. It is only a matter of time. Using technical means, the time has been reduced from one thousand years to one hundred years to five or three years. Finally, looking at a new technology, it is no longer possible not to eat transgenes. Q: There are rumors on the Internet. There have been experiments that mice have developed cancer after eating genetically modified corn? A: The experiment was wrong in the design process. Therefore, the conclusion cannot be proved as a basis. Q: How to distinguish GM foods? A: In general, it is difficult for people to use the naked eye to distinguish whether food is genetically modified. Citizens can be identified according to product labels. According to the "Regulations on the Administration of the Safety of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms", agricultural genetically modified organisms listed in the list of agricultural genetically modified organisms within the territory of the People's Republic of China should be clearly identified. Q: What are the main genetically modified foods? A: There are certain goals for genetic modification, such as resisting germs and increasing production, so not all agricultural and sideline products are genetically modified. At present, the main genetically modified foods are soybeans, corn, papaya and so on. Q: How can GM foods be approved for registration? A: First of all, it is necessary to go through an accredited organization to test the composition of genetically modified foods to observe whether the target gene fragment has been transferred; secondly, to plant in a restricted environment and observe whether it has adverse effects on organisms. This is an assessment of environmental safety. The third is food safety evaluation, animal experiments, and observation of animal body reactions. All assessments passed, certification security, can be approved for registration. GM soybeans should not have secrets A research report recently released by the Heilongjiang Soybean Association stated that high incidence of domestic tumors is highly correlated with the consumption of genetically modified soybean oil. Subsequently, some experts in the field of food safety have criticized "the deduction is unfounded." Is there any ulterior secret in genetically modified soybeans? The most important link between genetically modified foods and Chinese people is the edible oil that every household has to eat. If you plan to go to the supermarket to buy a bottle of non-GMO cooking oil, you will find it is not easy, because as long as it contains soybean oil, almost all genetically modified foods. To insist on your choice, you have to choose peanut oil, sunflower oil, or corn oil that has little room for selection and that is obviously expensive. Statistics show that genetically modified soybean oil accounts for 90% of China's market share. Experts from all walks of life argued fiercely, but they suffered from indecisive consumers at the counters of GM foods. The passive choice of consumers, most of them are willing to “remember their existence, not credible,†so whether to choose GM soybean oil, in our lives has actually changed from a consumption concept to spending power: many consumers are willing to have The ability to actively choose higher-priced, non-genetically modified edible oils, while more consumers still have to passively choose GM soy oils—because they are unable or unwilling to accept higher prices. Therefore, the food hygiene supervision department should not be outside the debate on the safety of genetically modified soybeans. Instead, it should responsibly and truthfully tell the public about all the secrets of the genetically modified soybeans that it possesses. If it still fails to determine the safety of genetically modified foods, it must The public should be allowed to showdown without reservation, so that everyone can go to the supermarket to buy.
Can GM foods be eaten? Agricultural experts answered three sentences