China: Certification of safety for GM crops

China has just completed the safety certification for 176 genetically modified plants.

Vice Chairman of China's Agriculture Ministry's GM Crop Safety Management Office Fang Fang Dong (Fang Xiang Dong) said: "Since the promulgation of" Regulation on safe management of transgenic agricultural plants "To date, China has issued safety certificates for 176 genetically modified plants.

China's medium and long-term science plan has led to the development of genetically modified crops in an important scientific research project, especially GM crops in agriculture.

China said that it will promote important effects in modernizing agricultural technology. Currently, the study of genetically modified (GM) vaccines and gene transfer for cotton and wet rice has been a leading position in developed countries.

GM soybeans ( Photo: VNN )

Currently China has more than 100 types of plant genes that are evaluated safely. Currently, the ministry has accepted the application for safety assessment of nearly 60 domestic and foreign genetically modified research and development units.

Among them, 141 items are being produced and tested, including 41 types of plants such as rice, corn, microchip, soybeans, canola, cotton . In addition, there are more than 10 types of genetically modified plants Resistant to pests and diseases.

The Ministry of Agriculture of China has implemented a decentralized safety assessment, with a phase change for genetically modified plants.

According to the relevant regulations, all research, experiment, production and import activities for transgenic plants in the territory of China are required to verify safety.

The evaluation will follow 3 types of plants, animals, microorganisms; 4 levels; 5 stages: cross-cutting experiment, central experiment, environmental release, experiment production and safety certification.

Appreciating the safety of genetically modified food is the attention of any country. The GM Crop Safety Commission has established a food safety team to evaluate scientifically and seriously for nutritional, toxicity, sensitivity and long-term effectiveness.

China has built up a relatively complete legal system, monitoring system and technical system, all levels of government have established a division of plant transgenic safety. At the same time, there are 28,000 managers in China nationwide who have been trained on safety for transgenic plants, including 8,300 people who have been certified.

Currently, agriculture is one of the most widely applied bio-engineering fields in China.

Tuyet Nhung