Major supermarkets such as Lianhua in Shanghai still sell biscuits containing “genetically modified†raw materials at prominent locations.
The single-tailed biscuits marked “made of genetically modified soybeans†are still sold in Shanghai
On February 12, 2009, Dali Group, a well-known domestic food manufacturer, said in an interview with Xinmin.com that due to pressure from public opinion, Daly has already suspended the use of genetically modified soybean raw materials in its products and will gradually advance across the board. Non-"genetically modified" food production. From the beginning: 2014 consumers appealed to Daly Group to stop using genetically modified raw materials
At the end of 2008, a private environmentalist occasionally disclosed on the Internet that the "Delicious" cookies produced by Daly Group contained genetically modified soy materials, which opened up a paradox debate over whether Dali's "genetically modified" production could be achieved. Later in January, About 2014 consumers called on Dali Group by telephone, mail, and fax respectively to request the immediate cessation of the use of genetically modified raw materials. The overwhelming community’s call for a time to the headquarters of Dali Group was the only one of its kind in China. The legal provisions on genetically modified organisms - "Regulations on Safety Management of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms" promulgated and implemented in 2001, have not yet clearly defined the scope of use of genetically modified food raw materials and specific use projects, leaving a lot of controversy between consumers and manufacturers. space.
Daly: GM soybeans have been deactivated
On February 12, 2009, the reporter interviewed Dali Group’s headquarters about this situation. An insider of the company, who did not wish to be named, told Xinmin.com that from the end of last year to the beginning of this year, a large number of consumers’ calls and faxes affected Dali’s Normal business work, and has a strong response in the community, these public opinion caused some pressure on Dali. In view of this situation, Daly has suspended the use of genetically modified soybean oil and genetically modified soybean phospholipids, and at the same time adjusted the biscuit formula. The senior executive frankly stated that biscuit manufacturing is not as complicated as the production of beverages. The ingredients are extremely complicated. Although Dali has requested all upstream suppliers to supply non-genetically modified raw materials, in fact, there is no other supplier except soybean suppliers. % Ensure that the raw materials provided are non-genetically modified products. The main reason is that none of the current domestic manufacturers have the ability and equipment to test whether the raw materials or products are genetically modified products at a low cost and in a normal manner.
According to executives, not only Daly, but the whole Chinese food industry is using imported soybeans as raw materials in large quantities, and a large part of imported soybeans are genetically modified soybeans. The source of soybean raw materials is relatively simple, so it is well controlled. Products are more difficult to identify. When talking about the current sales of Daly products marked “made from genetically modified soybeans†on the Shanghai market, the executive made it clear that these were the previous batches of products that are currently sold on the Shanghai market in December. Since the products from the factory have no genetically modified soybean material, and the “genetically modified†label on the packaging has also been removed, Dally will not recall these products in accordance with China’s current legal provisions.
Consumers in Shanghai: Will not boycott but will buy selectively
Xinmin.com interviewed several consumers who are currently shopping at the well-known Century Lianhua Supermarket in Shanghai. The vast majority of customers said that they would not boycott but would buy selectively, and generally expressed their safety on the "GM" products. When in doubt, you will pay more attention to your purchase. Two other customers made it clear that they refused to purchase any genetically modified products.
In the recent years, Cui Tingting, a famous private environmentalist who has been engaged in the investigation of “genetically modified†foods, told reporters that consumers should rationally treat “genetically modified†foods. The main raw materials for making biscuits are soybeans and wheat. Currently, the number of genetically modified wheat produced and imported in China is very high. As a result, genetically modified soybeans have become the most needed food ingredients. According to its previous operating experience, the "genetically modified" sampling test takes at least three to four weeks, which means that if a problem is detected, the goods may already be on the consumer's table. It may be that everything will be late, so control the source It is the most fundamental solution.