Ministry of agriculture: prevent non-genetically modified varieties | genetically modified organisms GMO posed as security _ news

Beijing, June 10, according to the Ministry of Agriculture's Web site a few days ago, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Department of agriculture issued the notice on further strengthening the supervision and administration of agricultural genetically modified organism safety, the requirements of the notice, local agricultural departments to strengthen organizational leadership, leading group for the establishment of safety management of genetically modified organisms, to safety regulation of agricultural genetically modified organisms into day-to-day management.

The Ministry of agriculture said, supervision and administration of agricultural genetically modified organism safety concerning food safety, food security and ecological security. Agriculture Department attached great importance to, and continuously improve the system and strengthen supervision. At present, the administration of agricultural genetically modified organism safety standard, overall control, but rarely in some places, illegal proliferation of phenomena, has aroused social concern. Agricultural departments at all levels should fully understand the importance of strengthening the supervision and administration of agricultural genetically modified organism safety, carefully follow the CPC Central Committee, the State Council put forward by actively promoting requirements, as Li, in a highly responsible manner to further strengthen the supervision and administration of agricultural genetically modified organism safety.

The requirements of the notice, local agricultural departments to strengthen leadership and establishment of genetically modified organism security management team, leading comrades in charge assuming overall responsibility, in charge of the leadership of specific work. Safety regulation of agricultural genetically modified organisms into the day-to-day management to further strengthen the work force, guarantee funds, improve supervisory ability, construction property support systems.

The circular pointed out that to establish a risk-monitoring system and monitoring system, and further step up risk monitoring efforts to form a full coverage of the monitoring network, promotion of agricultural genetically modified organism safety oversight to early warning mechanisms before, during and after the whole regulatory changes. Strengthening analytical analysis and early warning, early discovery, early control, disposal, improving the ability to proactively identify, prior intervention.

Of the notification of the said field trials for violations, multiplication, environmental releases, as well as activities such as transfer of genetically modified material, resulting in the illicit proliferation of research units and research and development, cancellation bear safety evaluation of transgenic research tasks and to declare eligible. On posing as non-GM varieties of genetically modified varieties, cancel the eligibility. Illegal GM seed production and operation activities carried out by businesses, revoked license, crack.

The circular stressed that GM technology as a high-tech, research and application in China started late, public and safety management of transgenic technology not enough understanding of the situation. Through a variety of channels to promote genetically modified basic knowledge to promote genetically modified organism security management institutions and decision-making procedures, promote general consumer understanding and acceptance. Information disclosure, to the timely transmission of scientific, authoritative and objective information, so that the public can scientific reason to treat GMO technology and products.

Covers a wide range of agricultural genetically modified organism safety supervision, and high degree of social concern, a heavy task. Local agricultural departments to play a highly responsible and great courage, the overall situation, the spirit of coordination, work with full status, and pragmatic style of work, take practical measures, and work tirelessly to do the safety regulation of agricultural genetically modified organisms to ensure agricultural genetically altered biological products technology research, testing, production, operation and processing is standardized and orderly conduct.

(Original title: agriculture: prevent posing as non-GM varieties of genetically modified varieties)

16:44 June 10, 2014 China News Network