Italy to strengthen the control of genetically modified seeds and feed

OA show ('918 '); [Italy strengthens the control of genetically modified seeds and feeds] Italy is strengthening the supervision of genetically modified products in seeds and animal feeds According to data released by the Italian Ministry of health on Friday, genetically modified products have been found in more than a dozen ships carrying seeds and animal feed ingredients since 1999 The imported goods mainly come from the United States and Argentina Alfonso pocolage skono, Italy's agriculture minister, asked the Ministry of health for the information He said that it is legal for genetically modified substances to be contained in animal feed, but it is prohibited for genetically modified substances to be contained in seeds used for sowing "These data show how much genetically modified material there is," sconio, a member of the Green Party and a staunch opponent of GM food, said at a news conference Italy is stepping up its control of genetically modified organizations This will be very effective to ensure that the presence of transgenic tissue can be traced Our control system is working effectively " The minister urged the EU to draft a law to regulate genetically modified substances in animal feed, but he did not give details "EU regulations and market development are out of step." He said Italian authorities confiscated corn and soybean seeds from Monsanto, the US biotech group, last month because they are believed to contain banned genetic material This week police returned parts of Monsanto's corn and soybean seeds after tests showed the goods were negative Monsanto has repeatedly stated that it complies with regulatory requirements Italian laws prohibit the use of genetically modified seeds in open fields because of concerns about their possible impact on health and the environment Italy is a net importer of corn and soybeans The minister is concerned about fraud Sconio said he is concerned that there may be fraud in using grains and oilseeds for animal feed for sowing purposes "Planting genetically modified seeds can cause contamination of adjacent fields through cross pollination," he said The minister said that 14% of the grains and oilseeds tested by the Italian customs showed "substandard", but not necessarily related to genetically modified substances, possibly due to the lack of purity caused by the mixing of other seeds At the end of last month, scornio ordered tests on 21 Italian seed companies, including Monsanto, to launch a campaign against illegal genetically engineered materials Last month, tests conducted by the Italian Ministry of health on Monsanto corn showed that it contained the banned genetically modified Monsanto corn mon 810 Last year, Italy banned four types of genetically modified corn, saying it could not "substantially" replace traditional corn The crop science committee says genetically modified materials in seeds are inevitable because of unintentional pollution during production China feed industry information network rea (author:)