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.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024130570
crim son
(27,464 posts)Orrex
(63,212 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)Always check the label on food and treats if you love your pets.
And clearly, avoid eating it yourself.
jsr
(7,712 posts)to ensure they comply with Chinese quality standards."
LOL.
avaistheone1
(14,626 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)Contract on America Congress.
mountain grammy
(26,621 posts)GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)That should tell you something about GMOs.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)raindaddy
(1,370 posts)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)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)too terrifyingly severe?
Berlum
(7,044 posts)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.
santamargarita
(3,170 posts)mitty14u2
(1,015 posts)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