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avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)
Fri Dec 27, 2013, 01:15 PM Dec 2013

China rejects shipments of genetically modified corn

Source: LA Times

China rejected two shipments -- almost 546,000 tons -- of U.S. dried distillers' grain, a corn byproduct, because it contained genetically modified material, state media reported Friday.

China's top food-quality watchdog rejected the two shipments because they contained MIR162, a special insect-resistant variety of maize developed by Syngenta, a Swiss maker of seeds and pesticides.

The first shipment, 545,000 tons, was rejected last week in Shanghai, state media said. The second shipment, 758 tons, was rejected Monday.

MIR162 is not on the Chinese government's short list of approved grains considered genetically modified organisms, or GMO.



Read more: http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-china-rejects-shipment-of-gmo-corn-20131227,0,2126813.story#axzz2oh2hC2CV



This is in addition to the 60,000 tons that were rejected in November.

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onehandle

(51,122 posts)
3. Chinese foodstuff has killed thousands of American pets and continues to.
Fri Dec 27, 2013, 01:29 PM
Dec 2013

Always check the label on food and treats if you love your pets.

And clearly, avoid eating it yourself.

jsr

(7,712 posts)
4. "Chinese authorities are urging American officials to improve their inspection procedures
Fri Dec 27, 2013, 01:36 PM
Dec 2013

to ensure they comply with Chinese quality standards."

LOL.

valerief

(53,235 posts)
13. What inspection standards? I thought the GOP did away with that during the
Sat Dec 28, 2013, 01:11 PM
Dec 2013

Contract on America Congress.

GoneFishin

(5,217 posts)
7. Hmmm. People who think lead in kids toys is ok think genetically modified corn is too dangerous.
Fri Dec 27, 2013, 01:48 PM
Dec 2013

That should tell you something about GMOs.

raindaddy

(1,370 posts)
8. Not that China hasn't had it's own problems
Fri Dec 27, 2013, 01:54 PM
Dec 2013

But good for them for joining the rest of the world in rejecting GMO crops. Here we continue to try and sneak the shit into people's food.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
15. The question we should be asking is why are we growing GMO crops when they aren't acceptable
Sat Dec 28, 2013, 10:49 PM
Dec 2013

to sell as a product. It is a waste of time, money, and other resources to grow, harvest, and ship a product that no one will buy. It is literally like the agriculture businesses shooting themselves in the foot.

GoneFishin

(5,217 posts)
10. Just a wild guess, but maybe the penalty for a Chinese official for taking a bribe from Monsanto is
Fri Dec 27, 2013, 02:14 PM
Dec 2013

too terrifyingly severe?

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
11. Who knowingly wants that GMO mutant crap ?
Fri Dec 27, 2013, 03:23 PM
Dec 2013

Of course there are shills who will thrill to claim they do, but...most people eat the mutant crap because it has been occultly foisted on them, and perhaps they have swallowed the well-funded propaganda campaign.

mitty14u2

(1,015 posts)
14. Greenpeace hits China’s use of children as ‘guinea pig’ for ‘golden rice’
Sat Dec 28, 2013, 03:23 PM
Dec 2013

“It is incredibly disturbing to think that an American research body, in a serious breach of scientific and medical ethics, used children as guinea pigs for genetically engineered food, despite a clear directive against this very experiment issued by Chinese authorities in 2008,” said Fang Lifeng, Sustainable Agriculture campaigner at Greenpeace East Asia.

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php/en/business/agri-commodities/3602-greenpeace-hits-chinas-use-of-children-as-guinea-pig-for-golden-rice

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