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Can you eat genetically modified soybean oil

Currently, the GM corn oil and soybean oil we buy in supermarkets are extracted, there is no genetically modified protein components and DNA components, there is no adverse effect on the human body, you can safely eat.

"As far as I know, many of the food oils on the U.S. market are produced from genetically modified crops." Yang Jinshui said, "GM corn and GM soybeans in the process of extracting oil is the GM components such as proteins and DNA excluded, there is no GM component in the oil, so it is safe."

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Agriculture Minister Han Changfu replied to a reporter's question at the meeting, said that genetically modified (GM) is a new thing, and there is a process of people's understanding and awareness. There is a need to improve regulations, respect science and strengthen supervision.

The regulation of genetically modified food, Han Changfu said, genetically modified products are safe or unsafe, is a multi-faceted scientists in accordance with rigorous scientific standards, strict regulations and procedures to evaluate. Genetically modified either research, testing, or production, processing, or business, import, should be handled in accordance with the law, this set of procedures is very strict. In the application follow the "non-edible → indirect food → food" steps.

A reporter asked Han Changfu whether he would eat genetically modified food, Han Changfu replied, "I am now also eating genetically modified raw materials processed food, specifically, soybean oil. Imported genetically modified soybeans are imported only after those regulations and procedures I mentioned earlier, after safety experiments in the producing countries, and also after our own safety experiments, and after strict validation by the National Committee on Safety of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms."

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