EU warns of transgenic papaya of Thailand

The EU cautioned against Thai genetically modified papaya that is available in the EU market. The European food and fruit processing industry should be cautious with Thailand's genetically modified papaya (Genetically Modified - GM) available in the EU market, experts warn.

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The warning came after a series of GM papaya was removed by the European border censorship agency (EUBC) in June. Richard Werran, executive director of Cert ID Europe, emphasized the importance of the information when he said Thailand is an important papaya producer and exporter in the world market, while the EU is a customer. biggest.

Consumers are still quite sensitive to genetically modified foods

Genetically modified crops (GMOs) are not allowed by the Thai government. However, farmers in this country are still illegally supplied with GM seeds. That's why Thailand's papaya is still on the market.

It is clear that the appearance of Thai papaya in the EU market has greatly affected the country's agricultural export industry because the problem of GMOs is still a sensitive issue.

Consumers around the world still cannot accept them, even boycott.

Cert ID added that there are signs that a significant proportion of Thai fruits have been genetically modified. The agency also recommends that EU importers should be cautious and take measures to closely examine the origin of fruits before importing them, especially papayas originating from Thailand. .

Reference: Foodnavigator