China has recently rejected a large shipment of corn imported from the United States, due to the discovery of contamination by a strain of unapproved GMO corn.
The offender, Syngenta AG’s Agrisure Viptera corn, also known as MIR 162, has not received approval from the Chinese government in Beijing. This strain is specifically engineered for resistance against certain insects, and is common throughout the United States.
The corn shipment of between 55,000 and 60,000 tonnes was stopped by the Shenzhen quarantine bureau in the southern province of Guangdong after it was already unloaded, and will likely be re-routed to Japan or South Korea.
It is becoming increasingly clear that GMOs have a tendency to spread beyond their approved confines. The biotech industry and its supporters will sooner or later have to face the fact that this is not a phenomenon that is easily controlled, and one that may have severe consequences.
More details on: http://www.thealternativedaily.com/china-says-gmo-corn/ -The Alternative Daily
