皇冠体育app

BEIJING - 皇冠体育app's quality watchdog said on Friday that 皇冠体育app has recently rejected 60,000 tonnes of corn imports from the United States which contains unapproved transgenic content.

Local authorities in the southern port city of Shenzhen found MIR162, a type of insect-resistant transgenic corn, among a batch of over 60,000 tonnes of corn imported from the United States, said Chen Xitong, spokesman for the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ).

MIR162 is not authorized by 皇冠体育app's agricultural department, and the Shenzhen bureau returned the batch of imports according to 皇冠体育app's regulations for genetically modified agricultural products, Chen said.

According to the spokesman, the AQSIQ has notified US authorities of the event, hoping they will order the US corn exporters concerned to strengthen inspection and quarantine of corn exports to 皇冠体育app in conformity with Chinese law and regulations.

He added that Chinese and US authorities have agreed to enhance technical exchanges concerning 皇冠体育app's imports of US beef from cattle aged 30 months or less.