Who is going to reassure our anxiety "genetically modified"

Release date: 2013-09-18

Source: xinhua news agency

        "The current market sales of tomatoes, cucumber, etc are not genetically modified food", the media coverage of news is let people like the melon relieved. But to think of the general public to all kinds of fruits and vegetables and food "genetically modified (gm) anxiety", its produce and spreading resistance to think deeply.

        As a public topic, disputes over genetically modified food safety, on the theory of experts and scholars from the town-talk to ordinary people, they often involve, its long duration, and the extent of participation, public opinion of the high attention is rare. Investigate its reason, the safety of genetically modified food is uncertain is a important factor, which is too scarce official release information and authority, and deepened the public's concerns and worries.

        According to the academy of agricultural sciences' relevant experts explain, after rumours "cherry, big colourful pepper, small pumpkins, cucumber" list of genetically modified food is not accurate, small is a natural genetic differences, peppers, corn, etc have different color, is also a natural genetic differences, not the result of genetically modified (gm). Once nervous, turned out to be a false alarm.

        For a long time, the condition of domestic genetically modified crops and genetically modified food, the relevant departments have been vague, relevant information is also considered. After food safety events large and small, every trouble, the public was "better believe it, don't believe it without", seemingly ridiculous, is no option but to protect themselves.

        Transparency is one of the best "mill" rumors and gossip. In the controversy over genetically modified food safety has not been under the background of the dust settles, to eliminate the "genetically modified (gm) anxiety" is common, timely information disclosure is the best choice of authority. Conversely, when information occlusion, people can judge nor placeless, blind trust was inevitable.

        Objectively speaking, the relevant departments and experts that according to the voice of genetically modified (gm), partly in response to the concerns of the people for a long time and help to reassure the public anxiety. But also want to see, the disclosure of information is the result of the media "proof", and the unofficial active release, content is limited, from the consumer's psychological expect there are still quite a distance. Covering, the "gherkin", although is the name, but related reflection should not stop, the establishment of the relevant industry information disclosure mechanism can't stop there. The xinhua news agency reporters Zhang Xingjun

        Zhengzhou September 17 (xinhua) --