India may ban the import of genetically modified soybean oil

Introduction: world soybean information network January 31 news: in order to limit the influx of overseas soybean oil into the country and save the domestic soybean industry, India is seriously considering taking tariff and non-tariff measures to limit the import of vegetable oil Under the land law, imports of genetically modified products will be banned unless there is a certificate issued by the government of India Obviously, the soybean oil imported at present is not made from pure non transgenic seeds The government is considering banning the import of genetically modified soybean oil This would be a non-tariff measure that could potentially restrict soybean oil imports from Argentina and the United States Interestingly, in the major soybean producing countries, there are no labeling restrictions due to the mixture of genetically modified and non genetically modified soybeans Obviously, soybean oil is also squeezed from this mixture of seeds Farmers usually do not distinguish between GM soybeans and non GM soybeans Although the identification method is feasible, it is too expensive According to Chhabra, head of the central organization for oil trade, a New Delhi based vegetable oil industry group, the Indian government is considering the legal and other consequences of banning the import of genetically modified soybean oil Mr Chhabra said that in order to save the domestic soybean industry and domestic soybean growers, we have been pushing the government to impose reasonable and legal restrictions on soybean oil imports for some time The government needs to speed up its decision-making so that soybean farmers are not destroyed.