China approves its first gene-edited crop, a soybean that raises the level of healthy fat oleic acid in the plant

China approves its first gene-edited crop, a soybean that raises the level of healthy fat oleic acid in the plant

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China has approved the safety of a gene-edited soybean, its first approval of the technology in a crop, as the ...
Bucking popular skepticism, China rolls out GMO corn as global food security pressures loom

Bucking popular skepticism, China rolls out GMO corn as global food security pressures loom

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China will likely plant less than 1% of its corn fields with genetically modified varieties this year, said two people ...
China has produced more research on gene-editing crops than any other country, and now Beijing is poised to reap the benefits

China has produced more research on gene-editing crops than any other country, and now Beijing is poised to reap the benefits

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China has published trial rules for the approval of gene-edited plants, paving the way for faster improvements to crops as ...
China loosens seed regulations, making it easier to approve genetically modified crops

China loosens seed regulations, making it easier to approve genetically modified crops

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China is planning changes to its seed regulations that will make it easier to approve genetically modified crops, a move ...
China fines 8 biotechnology firms and research institutes for producing illegal GM seeds

China fines 8 biotechnology firms and research institutes for producing illegal GM seeds

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[China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has] found eight companies and research institutes that illegally produced or carried out ...
China approves two GM crop varieties in bid to support biotechnology and boost food security

China approves two GM crop varieties in bid to support biotechnology and boost food security

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China last year approved three domestically designed GMO crops as safe, the first in a decade, in a fresh push ...
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China approves imports of two GMO soy varieties, green lighting production in Argentina

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China has approved the import of two new genetically modified (GM) soybean varieties, including one developed by local firm Beijing ...
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China issues safety approvals for herbicide-tolerant, insect-resistant corn and soybean, paving the way for local GMO crop cultivation

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China’s agriculture ministry issued biosafety certificates on [Jan. 21] for domestically grown, genetically modified (GM) corn and soybean traits, moving ...
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UK biotech firm Genus seeks approval to sell virus-resistant CRISPR pigs in China, world’s biggest pork market

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British livestock genetics firm Genus agreed on [May 16] to license its know-how on virus-resistant pigs to Beijing Capital Agribusiness ...
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Brazil urges China to import sugar from biotech sugarcane, says final product has no GMO ingredients

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Brazil’s agriculture minister [asked] Chinese officials on [May 16] to greenlight exports to the Asian nation of sugar made from ...
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China approves import of 5 GMO crops for animal feed, first since 2017

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China has approved the import of five genetically modified crops, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a ...
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China poised to approve more GMO crops as influential board meets

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An influential Chinese scientific advisory board on genetically modified crops met last week for the first time in a year, ...
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US wants China to import more GMO crops as part of trade deal

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The United States is seeking better access for imports of genetically modified crops into China as part of a trade ...
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Chinese corn buyers switching from US to Ukraine due to GMO restrictions, trade tensions

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China’s purchases of U.S. corn have slowed significantly due to worries the grain might be drawn into the trade spat ...
China's tightening GMO regulations cause corn buyers to cancel purchases from US

China’s tightening GMO regulations cause corn buyers to cancel purchases from US

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Some Chinese buyers have canceled corn purchases from the United States and switched to rival supplier Ukraine, as Beijing tightens ...
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China approves import of Syngenta, Monsanto GMO corn but leaves four crop varieties in hiatus

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China has approved two more genetically modified (GMO) crops for import, the Ministry of Agriculture said, the second such move ...
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China approves new varieties of GMO corn, soybeans for import from US

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China approved two new varieties of genetically modified (GMO) crops for import June 12, after the world's top buyer of ...
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China’s ‘consumer backlash’ against GMOs could spell crisis for US soybean farmers

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A Chinese consumer backlash against genetically modified (GMO) crops is beginning to dent demand for soy oil, the nation's main ...
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How will China’s decision to import fewer GM crops affect US farmers?

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China is approving fewer new biotech crops for import than before, hampering the launch of new products globally and hurting ...

Chinese crackdown on illegally grown GMO crops still leaves public queasy

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China has spent billions on research of biotech crops, but it has not yet approved the planting of any GM ...

China seeks to reassure consumers about GMO foods amid calls for labeling

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China's agriculture ministry said it would back new laws on genetically modified (GMO) food labeling "at a suitable time" as ...

Greenpeace claims Chinese farmers growing illegal GMO corn

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The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Farmers are illegally growing ...
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Unable to sell GMO corn at home, Chinese biotech firm looks to US market

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The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A Chinese biotech seed ...

China tightens GMO research safety protocols

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China plans to increase its oversight of genetically modified crops due to heightened public concern over Beijing's ability to keep ...

Chinese citizens sue government over its Roundup approval process 27 years ago

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Three Chinese citizens are taking China's Ministry of Agriculture to court in a bid to make public a toxicology report ...

Beijing kicks off campaign to improve GMOs image in China

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China's government has kicked off a media campaign in support of genetically modified crops, as it battles a wave of ...
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