McDonald's says it will not compromise the safety of the food supply, we understand domestic and imported GM feed is normal.
Beijing News (Reporter Chen white) Some foreign media reported yesterday, McDonald German company acknowledged that because of the lack of affordable supply of non-GM feed, broiler McDonald part used in Europe to be fed genetically modified feed. McDonald's China headquarters yesterday, did not stand on the matter.
Imports of genetically modified corn containing more class feed.
Yesterday, the reporter called the McDonald's China headquarters, responsible person that the Chinese market is still unable to use GM feed, temporarily unable to reply.
According to media reports, McDonald said the German side, the use of GM feed will not hurt McDonald's food quality and safety of the supply. Previously, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) has proved that there is no impact on GM feed meat, milk and egg quality and safety.
Bohai Commodity Exchange, a corn traders unwilling to be named, told reporters yesterday on the Beijing News, the import of genetically modified corn used for feed is permitted by the state. This trader, told reporters that most of the import trade, foreign imports of corn is genetically modified corn. New Hope chairman Liu Yonghao last year at a meeting once publicly admitted feed containing genetically modified ingredients.
Late last year, China rejected the U.S. nearly 1,000 tonnes of genetically modified corn, also suspended the approval of imports of corn for animal feed liquor dregs. According to the traders introduced the U.S. corn imports do not contain genetically modified accredited Department of Agriculture, the other genetically modified maize within the permitted range can still be imported.
The official website of the Ministry of Agriculture data show that China's corn imports in the year 2012 hit a new high of nearly 15 years. Net imports of 4.95 million tons of corn, an increase of 2.06 times. 98.2% of the imports of corn from the United States, primarily genetically modified corn. U.S. exports of corn, if not specifically marked non-genetically modified, are genetically modified corn.
Whether genetically harmful still huge differences
Media reports, starting from the second quarter of this year, McDonald's for 27 European countries, the market will no longer require its suppliers broiler full use of non-GM feed. This means that the company broke promises to avoid GM feed in the European market in 2001 under o'clock.
It is understood that many European consumers worry about the attitude of GM holds, so the whole of Europe on the use of GM feed and logo have strict requirements.
Chinese Society of Agricultural Biotechnology, executive vice president Lin Min believes that GM technology and other high-tech, as there are potential security risks; development of genetically modified products and other new products, the uncertainty of the existence of safety, so to strengthen regulation.
According to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture data show that imports of genetically modified crops require approval of the Ministry of Agriculture is currently only permitted to import genetically modified corn used for feed.
According to the domestic commodity market information shows that in December 2013, Guangzhou Huangpu Port dutiable value of imported corn 2100 yuan / ton, lower than the domestic corn around $ 300.
Some analysts believe that the domestic price is the main reason a lot of upside import of genetically modified agricultural products.
Source: Learn at China