Chinese state media kick into high gear to ease GMO food fears

China’s state media are working overtime to persuade the public that genetically modified food is safe, apparently softening up the population for a policy switch to allow the sale of such food to ensure its 1.35 billion people have enough to eat.

In the past 30 years, China’s urban population has jumped to about 700 million from under 200 million, driving up demand for meat and staples such as rice that scientists say only GMO can satisfy.

Imported GMO soybeans are already used as feed for animals but winning acceptance for the more widespread use of GMO may be a hard sell in a country frequently in the grip of food scares — just this year over baby milk powder and chemicals in chickens, for instance.

Related on the SLP

The Case for GMOs and Sustainability The emerging state-by-state patchwork of food additive bans raises concerns among food regulatory scientists

Viewpoint: 7-OH controversy: An opioid is available over-the-counter–even at gas stations. Should we be concerned?

RFK, Jr. likely violated federal ethics guidelines in accepting more than $4,275,000 in gifts and book advances from MAHA allies

No, organic eggs are not more nutritious or necessarily healthier than regular eggs. They are far more expensive.

GMO food faces opposition even at the top levels of Chinese bureaucracy, with a senior national security official likening it to opium.

Read the full, original story here: “Chinese state media kick into high gear to ease GMO food fears”