Genetically modified soybean is highly correlated with tumor

Under the impact of imported genetically modified soybeans, the soybean industry in China has been “half-death”. For 15 years, the number of imports of GM soybeans has risen steadily. A few days ago, the Ministry of Agriculture approved the issuance of three genetically modified soybean safety certificates that could be used as raw materials for processing.

Heilongjiang Soybean Association: Genetically and Tumor-Related CCTV Network (Reporter Li Wenxue reports) The day the GM soybean was imported was controversial with the controversy. This was due to people's concerns about their “toxicity”. Under the premise that there is no scientific experiment so far, the Heilongjiang Provincial Soybean Association’s highly relevant analysis report on tumors is shocking.

“We used to be cautious about the safety of GM soybeans, but after seeing the “2012 China Cancer Registry Annual Report”, we immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.” Wang Xiaoyu, deputy secretary general of the Heilongjiang Soybean Association, said that more than half of China’s edible oils For soybean oil, and more than 90% of the soybean oil market is occupied by genetically modified soybean oil, "it is too big to be faced and must be taken seriously."

According to the “2012 China Cancer Registry Annual Report”, there are approximately 3.5 million new cases of cancer in China each year, and approximately 2.5 million deaths due to cancer. In the country, there are 8550 people who become cancer patients every day. On average, 6 people are diagnosed with cancer every 1 minute, and 1 in 7 to 8 people die of cancer. The incidence of cancer tends to be younger.

“According to experts of the Chinese Cancer Society, the causes of cancer have a certain relationship with environmental climate, local dietary customs, etc.” Wang Xiaoyu said, “I have found that my cause of cancer may be related to genetic modification, based on my 20 years of working experience in the food industry. Soybean oil consumption is highly relevant."

The correlation between genetic modification and cancer has long been disclosed abroad. In 2010, scientists from Russia's National Association for Genetic Safety and the Institute of Ecological and Environmental Studies Alexei Surov and other scientists jointly conducted experiments to select common soybeans with different ratios of genetically modified components widely used in agriculture, and to feed Campbell hamsters with rapid reproduction rates for 2 years. The results prove that GMOs are harmful to mammals. Researchers have found that animals that eat genetically modified foods will lose reproductive ability.

In September 2012, scientists such as Seralini of the University of Kane in France, published a research report in the Journal of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, said that through a two-year classification experiment conducted on 200 experimental mice, they found that using GM maize NK603 and Rats fed on feed contaminated with "Roundup" (trade name "Nongda") are prone to tumor and visceral lesions.

According to Wang Xiaoyu, Henan, Hebei, Gansu, Qinghai, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Fujian and other places are basically the concentrated areas for the consumption of genetically modified soybean oil in China, and these areas are also the focus areas for the onset of cancer in China. Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Zhejiang, Shandong, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou and other places basically do not rely on the consumption of genetically modified soybean oil, and are not the areas where tumors are concentrated.

“Shandong and Jiangsu provinces are adjacent to each other and are the most processed genetically modified soybeans in the country, but Jiangsu has a high incidence of gastric cancer and Shandong is not. It is worth noting that Shandong residents mainly use edible peanut oil.” Wang Xiaoyu said, “Similarly, Hunan, Hubei, and Zhejiang In these places in Guizhou, people mainly eat rapeseed oil, and tumors do not have high incidence."

Soybean oil is not a simple fat, and it plays an important role in human development. "Especially the vitamin E in the ingredients, also known as tocopherol, is the most important role for the human body is reproduction, so important essential nutrients, if from genetically modified products, it is very willing to have great health threats." Wang Xiaoyu said .

"Our association's conclusion is that consumers who consume genetically modified soybean oil are more likely to suffer from cancer and infertility. Therefore, genetically modified soybean oil should not be used for commercial consumption before it can be safely concluded," says Wang Xiaoyu. In April of this year, he handed over the report to the Heilongjiang Provincial Agriculture Commission. He hopes to pay attention to it, but he has not received a reply so far.

GM Soybean Import Controversies in Front of CCTV (Reporter Li Wenxue reports) A few days ago, the Ministry of Agriculture approved the issuance of three GM soy security certificates that can be used as raw materials for processing. At this point, China's agricultural genetically modified organisms have reached 82 safety certificates, and the areas permitted for the import of genetically modified crops include soybeans, corn, canola, and cotton. Among them, soybeans have attracted much attention due to their large quantity and wide consumption.

The GM soybeans are still surging and once again rolled up. It is in this controversy that China's imports of genetically modified soybeans have already gone through 15 years.

The import of genetically modified soybeans in China began in 1997. Since this year, the controversy has not stopped. The content of each dispute cannot be separated from the core of "security". Fifteen years have passed, and this is like a solution that has always been unsolved, exhausting both sides of the controversy.

Dr. Peng Yufa, a researcher at the Institute of Plant Protection of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and a deputy chairman of the Agriculture Genetically Modified Organism Safety Committee, responded to questions from the media and said that China’s safety review of these three varieties of genetically modified soybeans is very prudent and the safety is guaranteed.

"An is not safe, not just to say, to come up with a full scientific basis." Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences expert Liu Zhongtang 75 years old, and played 53 years with soybeans. He said that China has consumed half of the world's genetically modified soybeans, but there is no such experiment. This has led to controversy.

Wang Xiaoxiao, deputy secretary-general of the Heilongjiang Soybean Association, has been an opponent of genetically modified soybeans. He believes that from a number of foreign experiments, genetically modified soybeans are highly related to cancer and infertility, and some experts in China say that they are safe and “very irresponsible” without papers and experiments.

"After a gene is inserted, it must have some impact on other genes. How much influence will it cause will cause harm to people. I am also very worried." Liu Zhongtang said that the Ministry of Agriculture requires that genetically modified soybeans cannot enter the table and cannot be planted. In fact, it also denied it, "very contradictory."

Although the questioning and opposition to the crops such as genetically modified corn, soybeans, and cotton are currently on the global scale, in fact, as an important means of increasing agricultural production in the world, “transgenicization” has become the general trend of agricultural development in the world.

Both Liu Zhongtang and Wang Xiaoyu do not deny that this is a cutting-edge science and technology. It is only "it is in a period of destructive growth. We should be alert to its uncertainty and there is no need to be a foreign experimental product." Wang Xiaoyu said.

The difference from Wang Xiaoyu is that Liu Zhongtang believes that this time the Ministry of Agriculture should release three kinds of genetically modified soybeans and should be very cautious. "I did not find papers and experimental data on these three varieties of genetically modified soybeans. I myself do not have sufficient evidence to prove that it is harmful. I have to believe in the country at this time."

Dong Jinshi, a food safety expert, said that at present, China regards genetically modified foods as harmless. “Because under the existing conditions, there is no conclusion that GM foods are harmful to the human body, but they cannot prove to be harmless, so they are considered harmless. ."

“The experiment on the safety of genetically modified soybeans should be initiated and systematically studied by people for a long time.” Liu Zhongtang said that before there is a final result, “I still advocate not eating on the table at all, so it can be more secure.” reliable."

It was in this controversy that China’s imports of genetically modified soybeans hit record highs – 2.88 million tons in 1997 were quickly broken, reaching 11 million tons in 2003, in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 The figures were 42.55 million tons, 54.8 million tons, 51.83 million tons, and 58.38 million tons, respectively.

In the future, I wonder if there will be any kind of GM soybean imports, but as long as there is no safety conclusion, the debate will continue.

In the face of fiercely imported GM soybeans, the cries for help from domestic soybeans came to the fore after 15 years of fighting against CCTV in a province and four countries. Heilongjiang, the source of soybean production in the world, has been put on the front line due to half of the country's output, and the blocking battle has already begun.

The self-sufficiency of domestic soybeans was quickly broken after China's accession to the WTO. Soybean import volume increased rapidly. Currently, it accounts for more than 3/4 of the domestic soybean market, which seriously impacted the cultivation, processing, and sales of domestic soybeans.

Heilongjiang bears the brunt. Since 2002, Heilongjiang Province has subsidized the soybean planting industry at a rate of 10 yuan per mu, and on May 19, 2007 it established the Provincial Soybean Association.

Almost all crushing companies in Heilongjiang are natural soybean processing enterprises. In the face of cheap genetically modified soybeans, some bean companies have indeed shaken. Wang Xiaoyin, deputy secretary-general of the Heilongjiang Soybean Association, said that in 2008, a soybean enterprise in Harbin purchased a batch of genetically modified soybeans. After he was informed, he called all the soybean enterprises to discuss and let everyone think about the consequences of pressing genetically modified soybeans. Finally, a consensus was reached: no import, No processing of genetically modified soybeans.

When the price of genetically modified soybeans was much lower than the price of native soybeans, Heilongjiang soybean enterprises still kept a consensus and kept the last pure land of natural soybeans. However, even if all the Heilongjiang soybean enterprises join together, it is still difficult to resist the attack on imported soybeans.

In order to rescue the dying domestic soybean enterprises, the National Development and Reform Commission announced in January 2009 that it would provide a subsidy of 160 yuan per ton to domestic soybean processing companies in order to flatten the spread between imported soybeans and domestic soybeans, but processing companies must follow a rate of 3740 yuan per ton. Yuan's purchase of domestic soybeans.

Taking the purchase price not less than RMB 3,740/ton, after deducting acquisition subsidies of RMB 160/ton, the cost of raw materials is RMB 3,580/ton, and the minimum cost of processing imported soybeans is only RMB 3,400/ton. Moreover, the policy of subsidizing processing companies will be suspended from May 1, 2010.

On July 16, 2010, soybeans were proposed as an important topic at a special meeting convened by the Heilongjiang provincial government. The meeting proposed that the first implementation of non-genetically modified foods in the province mandatory signs, the implementation of higher prices for better quality; set up enterprise groups to achieve strong combination.

Although the meeting raised soybeans to the level of “guaranteeing the safety of national soybean food”, Heilongjiang has some potential orphans. "We are a province of GM soybeans against four countries, the United States, Brazil, Argentina, as well as new Paraguay, can be described as stressful." Wang Xiaoyu said.

At the same time, the China Soybean Industry Association is also promoting the construction of protected areas. In June 2011, the “China Non-GM Soybean Core Protected Area” named by China Soybean Industry Association settled in the Agricultural Bureau 93 Bureau. This is China's first non-genetically modified soybean core protected area. However, this protected area is limited to the 93rd Management Bureau and does not cover all soybean growing areas in Heilongjiang.

In 2012, many departments and agencies in Heilongjiang Province proposed to the National People’s Congress and related departments of the State Council proposals for the establishment of non-GM protected areas in Heihe, but the Ministry of Agriculture had no Board on the grounds that China currently does not allow the commercial cultivation of GM crops. Necessity of non-GM protected areas.

Affected by the import of genetically modified soybeans, the planting area of ​​Heilongjiang soybeans fell from 72.94 million mu in 2009 to 38.98 million mu last year. 97% of the companies concerned were in production or semi-discontinued state. This means that, after 15 years of resistance, the image of Heilongjiang has been exposed, and it has begun to shift from the “maize main producing area” to the “imported soybean selling area”.

To eat without genetically modified soy products, it should be given to the people to choose CCTV (Reporter Li Wenxue reports) Many experts believe that as an emerging biotechnology approach, genetic modification is still immature and uncertain, while reducing imports. The dependence of genetically modified soybeans can avoid these unpredictable risks and protect domestic soybeans.

"China has an urgent demand for edible oil, which requires a lot of soybeans." Li Xiande, an expert from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said that China's local arable land is limited, soybean supply is insufficient, and production is limited, and it can only rely on imports.

Liu Zhongtang, an expert from the Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, maintains that Heilongjiang soybeans can only survive when they engage in differentiated development strategies. “It is the development of edible non-genetically modified soybeans, which guarantees a basic supply of 20%.” Non-genetically modified soy products have high protein content and high prices, so that they can avoid weaknesses.

Followed by increasing soybean yields. At present, the output of foreign soybeans is 3,000 kilograms per hectare, while China's only 1600 kilograms, there is a lot of room for improvement. During this period, it needs policy support to establish two price systems: First, the benefits of peasant beans can not be lower than corn, and subsidies are needed; Second, the price of soybeans purchased by enterprises cannot be higher than the price of imported soybeans, so that our enterprises and those joint ventures and sole proprietorships Businesses can compete on the same level.

"When we pass this difficult pass, the safety of genetically modified soybeans may also be conclusive. There are problems, we did not eat; no problem, it would be better." Liu Zhongtang said.

“We can boost the yields through price-driven or other methods, such as planting special varieties, special varieties, ordering agriculture, family farms, etc.” Wang Xiaoyin, deputy secretary general of the Heilongjiang Soybean Association, said that last year, Heilongjiang soybean production was 12.8 million tons. If it is increased by 1/3, it can reach 1600 to 18 million tons, and then the land for planting industrial corn can be released, and some land in the southern part of the country can be used up to reach 2600 to 30 million tons, which is dependent on imported soybeans. There will be a lot less, and there will be no need to import more than 50 million tons. "Three to four million tons is enough."

Wang Xiaoyu specifically mentioned that food is a strategic material and not everyone should be involved. “The current pattern is soybeans from the Americas, trades from international companies, processing of soybeans from China, and finally Chinese consumers pay the bills.” Wang Xiaoyu said that this pattern must be broken and there must be a joint procurement consisting of Sinograin, COFCO and China Spinning. The platform, which can reasonably determine the cost and quantity of procurement, cannot allow foreign investors to have the final say.

All sectors of society should also actively promote the labeling of genetically modified soybeans and their products, and re-enforce more stringent mandatory regulations to ensure that they play an obvious role in the adoption of mandatory labeling standards and enable consumers to make their own choices. In this way, there will be more people who choose safe domestic soybeans and naturally fewer imported soybeans.

"Transgenic technology such as high-end technology should not only be applied to food, but also be useful in other areas." Wang Xiaoyu said, for example, it can cultivate tree species like Israel, and increase the growth rate; it can cultivate bacteria and eat rubbish. "This is also Disguised to increase arable land is beneficial to food."

In the current uncertainties of the safety of imported GM soybeans, reducing its dependence on it is undoubtedly the best way to protect itself.