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Cases of illegal GM crops 'under control'

Cases of illegal GM crops 'under control' By ZHAO HUANXIN Updated: 2016-03-08 07:15:17 Han Changfu, minister of agriculture. CHINA DAILY Genetically modified crops have been planted illegally in China, but such cases are sporadic and under control, Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu said in Beijing on Monday. The ministry considers such planting illegal in China, as it breaches the country's Seed Law, which prohibits the planting of unapproved seeds, and contravenes the Patent Law, Han said. On Sunday, Chen Xiwen, deputy director of the Central Rural Work Leading Group, the country's top agricultural authority, said that only GM cotton and papaya had been allowed to be planted in China for commercial purposes.

China Daily

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