China has not approved any GM commercialization

On March 6, the Third Session of the Twelfth National People's Congress held a press conference and Yu Xinrong, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, answered questions raised by Chinese and foreign reporters on issues related to "promoting reform and innovation and accelerating the construction of modern agriculture." Yu Xinrong stated that at present, China has only approved the commercial cultivation of genetically modified cotton and papaya, and has not approved any commercial production of genetically modified staple foods. In recent years, the Ministry of Agriculture has adopted a series of measures to strengthen supervision, and the agricultural genetically modified organisms have an orderly and safe management. Controllable.

In response to a reporter's question on the disclosure of genetically modified safety information, Yu Xinrong said that people have doubts and concerns about genetic modification, and there are disputes in the community about genetic modification. This shows that society’s understanding of this technology will continue to deepen. As a new technology, GM has broad prospects for development. China is a big country in agricultural production and also a major consumer of agricultural products. In order to ensure the long-term and effective supply of major agricultural products such as grain, we must take the road of scientific and technological innovation, including the high-tech innovation To have a role to play.

Yu Xinrong emphasized that in the future, it will follow the "non-edible-indirect consumption-to-use" steps and will promote it in a prudent manner. At the same time, adhere to open and transparent genetic information, all relevant laws and regulations related to agricultural genetically modified organisms, safety evaluation standards, approval results and other information, will be open on the Ministry of Agriculture website, and accept social supervision.

In response to the question of how to make consumers feel more at ease, Yu Xinrong said that in the next step, the Ministry of Agriculture will further strengthen the local responsibility system for the quality and safety of agricultural products, and continuously raise the level of supervision over the quality and safety of agricultural products.