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China rejects shipment of U.S. genetically modified corn
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Los Angeles Times
Posted: December 10th, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-china-gmo-cor...
China recently rejected a 60,000-ton shipment of American corn because it included unapproved genetically modified grain, the countrys food-quality watchdog said. The shipment was halted in the southern port city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, after it was discovered to contain MIR162, a special insect-resistant variety of maize developed by Syngenta, a Swiss maker of seeds and pesticides, according to Chinese state media. MIR162 is not on the Chinese government's short list of approved grains considered genetically modified organisms, or GMO. Still, Chinese consumers remain wary of GMO crops and some nationalist-leaning pundits have suggested the Western-dominated technology leaves Chinas food supply vulnerable. The U.S. is the worlds largest corn exporter and China is its No. 3 customer. The Asian nation is expected to buy a record 7 million tons of corn in the 2013-14 marketing year. Experts described the recent rejection of U.S. corn as probably an isolated incident and said China would continue with its buying binge.
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