List of GM crops in China released   

人民日報公布轉基因食品名單 包括大豆玉米油菜

轉基因食品一直備受關注，網上流傳的“轉基因食品名單”靠不靠譜？一些所謂“鑒別轉基因作物方法”正確嗎？國家正式批準生產或進口的轉基因作物有哪些？就這些問題，人民日報“求證”欄目記者采訪了農業部及專家學者。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A list of genetically modified (GM) crops approved in China has been released by the Ministry of Agriculture, according to a People's Daily report released Monday.

The main biotech crops now include cotton, papaya, rice and maize, according to Xie Jiajian, an assistant researcher at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Although the four kinds of crops have been granted safety certificates, not all of them can be put into commercial production, said Xie.

Only the genetically altered cotton and papaya have been authorized for commercialization by the Ministry of Agriculture, Xie added.

Xie also pointed out that genetically altered crops from abroad could enter China with the Ministry of Agriculture's official seal of approval.

At present, five kinds of imported crops derived through biotechnology, including soybeans, maize, rapeseed, cotton, and sugar beet, have been approved by the ministry as foreign biotech crops used for processing purposes in China.