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    Soybean oil contains transgene, the first "guide to avoid genetically modified food" released

    • Last Update: 2008-11-03
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Introduction: soybean salad oil and blended oil are the most commonly used edible oil for the common people, but few people have noticed that most soybean oil in Guangzhou market contains genetically modified ingredients! This is the information revealed in the pamphlet of China's first "guide to avoiding genetically modified food" released in Guangzhou yesterday (April 25) According to song ranping, deputy project director of Greenpeace International in Guangzhou, who issued the guide to avoid genetically modified food, during the investigation, the organization found that the vast majority of soybean salad oil and blended oil in China are genetically modified, and there is basically no non genetically modified soybean oil in Guangzhou Reporters visited 4 supermarkets in Guangzhou yesterday morning, but they didn't find soybean oil clearly marked without genetically modified ingredients The salesmen didn't know there was non genetically modified soybean oil Some famous brands displayed in the supermarket clearly indicated that the raw materials used were genetically modified soybeans on the label At the site of pamphlet distribution, reporters interviewed randomly and found that the citizens receiving the pamphlet basically did not know that soybean oil contained transgene According to an expert from Guangzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, China's oil market has a large gap and needs to be imported, which is an objective fact for many years At present, there is no final conclusion about the harm of genetically modified soybeans imported from abroad, and the impact is hard to say The expert also said that the scientific community recognized that children are very sensitive to food, so children should pay attention to avoid eating genetically modified soybean oil Greenpeace also announced yesterday that 78 food brands publicly promised not to use genetically modified food in mainland China, including Danone, Mengniu and other well-known brands at home and abroad Transgenesis refers to the extraction of a gene from an organism through biotechnology and then implantation into another organism The food made from this material is called genetically modified food At present, there is no scientific evidence that genetically modified food is harmless to human body, and its safety is still uncertain Scientists advise people to eat carefully Most of the international environmental groups believe that genetically modified organisms will cause irreversible harm to nature.
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