Recently, the reporter learned from the relevant departments that in view of the impact of genetically modified organisms and their products on human health, there is no clear definite conclusion in science, in order to minimize the adverse effects on human health, ecological environment, economic systems, especially food safety. Affected, China will initiate work on the safety legislation of genetically modified organisms. In addition to initiating legislative work, China will also strengthen the evaluation and verification of the safety of genetically modified organisms.
According to relevant persons from the National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Committee, the committee has recently made recommendations in related reports, recommending that the relevant departments of the State Council conduct research on issues related to food genetic management under the legislation, and seek to bring the draft food law to the whole country in 2011. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress examined. He said that at present, the Ministry of Environmental Protection is organizing the drafting of the law on the safety of genetically modified organisms, and the Ministry of Science and Technology is also making preliminary preparations for the initiation of legislation on the safety of genetically modified organisms. The Ministry of Commerce proposes that the drafting of a grain law strengthens the research on the issue of genetically modified legislation.
The attitude toward genetically modified foods is not the same in all countries of the world. The EU countries adopt the principle of risk prevention, and advocate that even if there is no scientific evidence that the hazards will occur when modern biotechnology-related activities may pose a threat to human health or may cause serious and irreversible damage to the ecological environment. It should also take necessary preventive measures. However, the United States insists on the principle of substantial equality, and believes that unless it can prove that GM foods are risky, they are deemed to be equivalent to traditional foods in nature, and there is no risk.
"Our country will mainly draw on the practice of the United States," said an expert who declined to be named in an interview with the China Economic Times.