date:Mar 07, 2013
imported GM food, Chen said in response to a question about the future of GM food in China, at a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary session.
He said the GM crops China plants on a large scale are mostly cotton instead of food.
Responding to growing concerns among the Chinese public over the safety of GM food, Chen said the reality is that no sufficient evidence so far can prove whether or not GM food is harmful to humans.
The safety of new crops is proved alway