China Rejects Over 1 Billion Pounds Of U.S. GM Corn As Unsafe

by Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq.

Over 60 countries around the world either prohibit, restrict  or require genetically modified (GM) food to be labelled, excluding the United States.  In fact, one thing the U.S. government and the government of China have in common, is that they are both in favor of GM food.  To date China has even approved 15 different varieties of GM corn and is the world's number 3 importer of corn.

Notwithstanding, even China was compelled to reject the import of 545,000 tonnes of U.S. GM corn, as it contained an unapproved GM strain MIR162.  The unapproved strain was detected in 12 batches of corn at 6 different inspection stations.  China's Product Safety Agency (PSA) stated that the MIR162 GM strain is still being reviewed and as such has not been certified as safe for consumption.  

China's PSA called upon U.S. authorities to strengthen controls on corn exports to China, to ensure against the shipment of any further contaminated batches.  U.S. authorities responded by stating that China should expedite the approval of the GM MIR162 strain.

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