Rice, cooking oil, papaya, tofu, corn... You might say "I eat these things every day." Well, if you are told that these foods are actually related to genetic modification, what would you think?
The Jingbao reporter found that most of the people surveyed thought that “the question whether genetically modified foods are harmful is still in dispute. It is an academic issue.†Today, genetically modified foods are forcing Chinese people to invade the table. In fields such as edible oil, genetic modification is obviously not. Then there is a distant scene in the legend.
The birth of genetically modified foods for decades, because of the huge interest involved, has become a field of conspiracy theory and other concentrating areas in all countries, and is no exception in China, but the reality continues to add evidence for these speculations.
Genetically modified cooking oil becomes mainstream
On February 15th, the Jingbao reporter once again visited supermarkets such as Shenzhen Carrefour, Shibao, and China Resources Wanjia. The investigation focused on edible oil and various bean products. About 10% of the edible oil does not have the label related to genetic modification. About 20% of edible oils are marked with "non-genetically modified crushing" in prominent places. Typical examples are Jinlongyu corn oil and Fulinmen corn oil.
Similarly, “Arowana†and “Fulinmenâ€, the other two products of the same size, in the same position as “non-genetically modified crushâ€, appear as “natural grain blend oil†and “second generation edible blend oilâ€. Below the two oil side ingredients list, the words “Soybean oil processing raw material is genetically modified soybean†and “Rapeseed oil processing raw material is genetically modified rapeseed†are marked in small letters, and similarly labeled edible oil accounts for about 70% of the product type.
Similarly for the 5 liters packaged Arowana fish consumption of the second generation of blend oil and Arowana corn germ oil, the price is different, were 62.6 yuan and 77.4 yuan.
In the three supermarkets, 30 consumers who bought oil were randomly interviewed. 27 people bought “GM oil†and 25 people “do not know that it is genetically modifiedâ€. Of the three people who bought non-GM oil, only one named Mr. Tian was “specially buying non-genetically modified genes.†He felt that “when he wakes up, non-genetically modified oils become a minorityâ€.
Jiusan Group once refused to use genetically modified soybean oil. On February 15, Jiuzhai Group staff told Jingbao that the company’s factories in Heilongjiang province are still using non-GM soybeans. However, subsidiaries and processing plants outside Heilongjiang province have already started using genetically modified soybeans.
The soymilk in Shenzhen supermarket basically has the sign of “non-genetically modified soybeanâ€. The staff of Shenzhen Vita (Guangming) Food & Beverage Company told Jingbao that in order to ensure the use of “non-genetically modified soybeansâ€, they only purchase from Heilongjiang. However, the price of non-GM soybeans is “20%-30%†higher than that of GM soybeans. The company is facing a great “cost pressureâ€.
As for soy products such as dried bean curd and tofu, only the tofu packaged by Shenzhen Yimin Foods Co., Ltd. is clearly labeled as “non-GMâ€. The staff of Yimin Food Company told Jingbao that their raw materials are also from Heilongjiang. Although “the price of genetically modified soybeans is much lowerâ€, “Our industry is not the same as the soybean oil industry. They use fat, and we use protein. ".
So where do these genetically modified soybeans come from?
Not only genetically modified soybean corn, but also papaya
In 1996, China, which had just become a soybean importer, imported 1.1 million tons of soybeans throughout the year. According to the China Soybean Industry Association, this figure has soared to about 50 million tons in 2010, a 45-fold increase in 15 years, and the vast majority of imports are currently genetically modified soybeans... imported genetically modified soybeans sold in the Chinese market. The price is only 1.5 yuan, which is 0.3 to 0.4 yuan less than the price of domestic soybeans collected and stored every year.
Heilongjiang Province once took "Defending Longjiang Soybeans" as a strategy, but according to the Heilongjiang Provincial Agriculture Committee, the soybean cultivation area in 2009 was 72.94 million mu. In 2010, it has dropped to 67.17 million mu, which has reduced 5.8 million mu.... 2011 soybean The area may be further reduced.
Some experts said that the price of non-GM soybeans in the United States is about 1,000 US dollars/ton, and the price of genetically modified soybeans is about 440 US dollars/ton, but the price difference between the two domestic soybeans is not so big.
The corn is very similar to the soybean scene. In 2010, China became a net importer of corn, and almost all came from the United States. According to customs statistics, China's total corn imports in 2010 were 1.573 million tons, an increase of 1762%, of which 60% were genetically modified corn.
At the end of November 2010, the Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau blocked a batch of 54,000 tons of corn imported from the United States by COFCO in the Shekou Merchants Port, and said that the product had been detected with GM89034, a genetically modified ingredient that was not allowed in China. This batch of corn was later returned. How do imported foods undergo genetic testing? The Jingbao reporter submitted an interview application to the Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau but was rejected because of the "sensitivity of genetic modification."
According to sources, most of the imported genetically modified corn is processed into feed for feeding pigs, some are processed into starch, and later processed into biscuits and other small foods.
At the symposium on "Agricultural Biotechnology for Food Security" held in Guangzhou in early 2011, the only person in charge of the project for genetically modified papaya cultivation in China, Professor Li Huaping of South China Agricultural University stated that 95% of papayas in the current market are GM papaya. However, papayas sold in the market basically have no genetically modified signs.
GM rice darkness
The Ministry of Agriculture has repeatedly stated that China has not approved GM rice for commercial planting and sales so far.
However, in China, many institutions and media have claimed that there are GM rice sales, rice products, and rice seeds found in many provinces and cities, and Guangdong has also discovered.
Where did these GM rice come from? On August 11, 2005, the Hubei Provincial Government entrusted the Provincial Department of Agriculture to declare for the first time the “GM Rice Eventâ€. Wuhan Keni Plant Genetics Co., Ltd., Wuhan Hansheng Seed Coating Agent Co., Ltd. and Huazhong Agricultural University New Technology R&D Company are In the process of undertaking productive experiments of genetically modified rice, “expanding seed production without authorization†was instructed and the relevant units were punished. Hubei Province immediately eradicated 10,000 mu of genetically modified rice and provided farmers with subsidies of about four to five hundred yuan per mu. Many local farmers in Hubei have also revealed to the media that the planting of insect-resistant rice had never been suspended from 2005 to 2010 and “sneakedâ€.
The “Economic Observer†reported in May last year that the agricultural department of Yueyang City in Hunan Province carried out a survey in the area and the results were surprising: It was learned that only 3 villages in Huangshajie Town, Yueyang City, failed 3000 pounds of suspected genetically modified rice. The local government pays compensation according to the purchase price of the farmers; it has also been sowed.
In April, the Agricultural Bureau of Changde City in Hunan province also deployed special law enforcement inspections to check for illegal GM rice seeds. According to the local Changde Daily, at least five suspected GM rice varieties have flowed from Hubei into Changde, and a few seeds may have already flowed into the hands of farmers in the name of trial planting.
“Economic Observer†reporters purchased “insect-resistant rice†in Changde and Yueyang's agricultural resource stores. Most of the rice seeds are in bulk. Rice seeds detected by a third-party testing agency in Hong Kong were found to contain “Bailiangyou 93†(“Huang Xiangjiang Seed Industry Co., Ltd. production†on the packaging) and “Yuliangyou 6â€. "(Package display is Wuhan Jiuhuan Seed Industry Co., Ltd. production), "Liuyou 828" (only Jiangsu on the packaging).
In a number of surveys, some rices detected the patent gene BT63 of Huazhong Agricultural University, while others contained unknown genes.
In an interview with the Jingbao reporter from Huazhong Agricultural University, he said: “We have only conducted field trials... Because transgenic rice has good insect resistance and high commercial value, it does not rule out the fact that very few interests in the society are disregarding national laws. Various methods have been used to obtain illegally obtained field trial materials and the possibility of selling and selling products for profit. We strongly condemn such illegal activities. We hope relevant departments will conduct thorough investigation of such acts."
â–¡ Glossary
Transgenic
Through biotechnology, a gene is isolated from an organism and implanted in another organism. The other organism has thus become a “function†of gene implantation. Hybridization can only be done between species, and transgenes can be made between completely different species. Currently, the world's most popular transgenic plants are two types: herbicide-resistant and insect-resistant. Insect-resistant transgenic plants that transfer to the "BT gene" that was originally present in the bacteria cause the plant itself to produce insecticides. The core technology of transgenic technology lies in determining the "promoter", "terminator" of the gene's position and the gene itself to be transferred. The presence of genetically modified components can generally be determined by detecting 35S (promoter) and NOS (terminator). Many genes were transferred into the genome. Bt63 is a patent gene for pest resistant rice in Huazhong Agricultural University.
â–¡Discussions from all parties
Is genetically modified food harmful to the human body? Various arguments have never stopped. Opponents cited "Ilmarkova experiment", "Puztek experiment" and so on. The proponents pointed out that these tests have serious flaws and are not accepted by the mainstream scientific community.
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