CHINA TO INVESTIGATE ILLEGAL GMO CROPS

09/14/2015

China's agricultural ministry plans to launch a nationwide investigation of genetically modified organism (GMO) crops after an official financial newspaper reported that illegal GMO soybeans have been discovered in the Heilongjiang province. Although China is the world's top buyer of GMO soybeans, domestic cultivation is prohibited. The ministry revised regulations earlier this year to tighten supervision of biotech products under development, and port authorities have cracked down on the illegal sale of GMO varieties to food companies. For the full story, see http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/09/11/us-china-soybeans-gmo-idUKKCN0RB0MW20150911.