Genetically modified foods play "hide and seek" Qingdao citizens refused to be "white mice"

2021-04-25

Genetically modified foods play "hide and seek"

Transgenic food has quietly entered our lives. Is it safe to eat genetically modified foods? Will it cause harm to the body? Experts said that the safety of genetically modified crops has not been fundamentally guaranteed and that ordinary people must be careful when choosing them.

The newly revised "Regulations on the Administration of Food Labeling," implemented from June 1 this year, requires genetically modified foods or legal genetically modified raw materials to be marked on the labels in Chinese. However, in fact, some foods of genetically modified raw materials are “shameful”, and most of them have not been a visible marker of genetic modification.

At 8 o'clock on the evening of the 17th, at a supermarket's beverage sales area in the northern part of the city, various brands of soymilk are dizzying. The main raw material for the production of soy milk is soybeans. Are these soybeans genetically modified? The reporter looked through a sack and most of them did not indicate whether they were genetically modified soybeans.

In many supermarkets, soybean oil and salad oil are also not marked as genetically modified. Many brands of soybean oil, blend oil, the most attractive is the "QS" logo or "1:1:1 balanced nutrition is healthier" slogan. The reporter mentioned a barrel of oil and carefully read the description of the ingredient column in the “Soybean using genetically modified soybean material and rapeseed oil using genetically modified rapeseed.” If not observed, most people will not notice.

The reporter found that in addition to cooking oil, supermarkets have almost no other foods labeled with genetic modification. Among the soy sauce made from soybeans, only one premium soy sauce with a 160-milliliter pack is specifically labeled as "non-genetically modified." Unknown." For example, labels such as bulk rice and corn contain no genetically modified ingredients, and rice and other staple foods have not been marked. As for the fruits and vegetables most concerned by the public, including potatoes, peppers, etc., there were no signs of any mention in supermarkets.

Consumers don't know

In a supermarket's edible oil sales area, Ms. Zhang, a saleswoman, said that many people who buy oil do not know that there is genetically modified edible oil. When buying, they rarely ask. Most people mainly look at the price.

Ms. Huang, who had just been a mother, said clearly that she did not eat genetically modified. There are several times when a salesperson goes to buy oil and she tells her about what is genetically modified oil and what is not genetically modified oil. Sometimes she reads the label instructions. In the end, she took a bottle of Fulimen rapeseed oil on the shelf. The reporter then read the label. The label clearly did not indicate whether it was a GM crop or not. However, in the raw material column, it read: The raw materials for the processing of soybean oil and rapeseed oil are GM crops.

A customer was also worried when he heard from the reporter. If genetically modified crops are used as raw materials, they are genetically modified foods. However, there is no identification. How can we identify them? Consumers cannot be regarded as "mouse".

"Isn't milk powder genetically modified? How can it not be identified?" In response to a reporter's inquiries, a Wal-Mart supermarket girl who sells branded milk powder is a little upset. She said: "It used to be pasted on this label and it is now packaged." The reporter found that most of the supermarket salespersons do not understand GM foods. Some regard GM as “microelements,” while others confuse GM non-transgenics with leaching presses.

A salesman at a Wal-Mart supermarket told the reporter that in March this year, affected by the “GM rice” incident, a number of supermarkets in the city had successively withdrawn a lot of genetically modified foods, but what is currently on the market is not clear.

Experts recommend eating mature food habits

The reporter learned that the safety of genetically modified foods has always been controversial internationally. Although there is no clear evidence that GM foods are harmful to human health, long-term observations and further studies are needed. At present, it can only be said that GM foods may have safety risks.

Since genetically modified foods remain doubtful, what are the restrictions on the entry of foreign genetically modified foods into Qingdao? The reporter consulted the Qingdao Customs and the Qingdao Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. The person in charge stated that there is no special policy for discrimination.

In this regard, relevant experts recommend that consumers, no matter what food, must have the habit of eating mature food and avoid eating raw food. In daily life, citizens can identify through food packaging labels. However, because there is a gap in market supervision at present, when the public cannot judge whether they are genetically modified foods, they may not purchase processed foods. When buying unprocessed agricultural products, such as vegetables and rice, corn, soybeans, etc., you can choose to sell the difference, because the genetically modified products due to the role of its resistance genes to avoid some pests, the appearance will look more smooth and bright.

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Genetically Modified Food

Refers to the use of genetic engineering techniques to alter the composition of animals, plants and microorganisms in the production of food and food additives. It includes genetically modified plants and animals, microbiological products; transgenic plants and animals, and directly processed microorganisms; foods and food additives produced by using transgenic plants and animals, microorganisms, or their directly processed products as raw materials.

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