Xinyang first established transgenic counters containing rapeseed oil, corn oil and other products

In order to enable consumers to clearly understand consumption, Xinyang Luohe District Food and Drug Administration recently set up genetically modified food counters in major supermarkets in Luohe District.

Yesterday morning, reporters saw in the edible oil region of Hemei Supermarket that different brands of edible oils were filled with long shelves, rapeseed oil, corn oil, soybean oil, and sunflower oil. And in the eye-catching shelves, set a unified "genetically modified food counters" signs, green and white, fresh and eye-catching, and placed in distinction with non-genetically modified edible oil.

“The establishment of special counters for genetically modified edible oil is very good. The eyes of our senior citizens are not good. The small characters on the drums cannot be seen clearly. Now the supermarkets have opened up the genetically modified foods so that they can be seen at a glance without having to look closely at the raw material list. Can help people save time in purchasing goods," said Auntie, who is choosing edible oil.

Later, the reporter learned from the Food and Drug Administration of Luohe District that the GM foods currently have issues such as unclear labeling, non-standard labeling, and mixed sales with non-GM foods. Some labels labeled “transgenic” have a small font size, and some only identify “transgenic” on the ingredient list. There are also some product logos and backgrounds that are very close in color. Consumers can easily confuse GM foods with common foods.

For this reason, the Food and Drug Administration of Luohe District requires the large-scale supermarkets selling GM foods in the jurisdiction area to strictly control the verification of cable tickets and purchase inspection records, and establish a GM food area (cabinet) in accordance with the “green + white” pattern. Safeguard the consumer's right to know and choose.

The staff of the Food and Drug Administration of Luohe District told the reporter that in accordance with Article 69 of the “Food Safety Law,” the “Production and operation of genetically modified foods should be clearly marked in accordance with the regulations”, a GM food zone is set up in supermarkets in large shopping malls in Luohe District. ), allowing consumers to clearly understand consumption and use it safely.

“At present, this measure has been fully implemented in supermarkets in major shopping malls in Luohe District, such as Hemi, Xinmaite, Dennis, Wal-Mart, etc. In these supermarkets, the public can see the marked genetically modified Food Zone.” The staff of the Food and Drug Administration of Luohe District said that since the establishment of the GM Food Zone is still the first case in our city, it is currently only being carried out in large-scale shopping malls in the Luohe District. If this initiative is implemented with good results, it is hoped that it will be extended to the entire city, and the types of counters for genetically modified foods will be expanded to more varieties, benefiting the people of the city.