UPDATE 2-China to approve further domestic GMO corn, soy crop varieties
(Adds Syngenta comment in last paragraph) BEIJING, Jan 11 (Reuters) - China said on Monday it was set to approve the safety of another genetically modified (GMO) corn variety and a GMO soybean, both produced by Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co Ltd. The move comes after China last year approved three domestically designed GMO crops as safe, the first in a decade, in a fresh push towards commercial planting of GMO crops in the world’s top soybean importer and a major corn buyer. Beijing has never permitted planting of GMO soybean or corn varieties but it permits their import for use in a...
Source: reuters.com