Can genetically modified soybean oil be eaten? What might be the harm?

Soybean oil is a kind of oil extracted by pressing, commonly known as "soybean salad oil", is one of the most commonly used cooking oils, but now there are genetically modified soybean oil and non-genetically modified soybean oil on the market, so can both be eaten? Will genetically modified ones do any harm? In fact, as long as China's regular manufacturers formally produce approved food, are edible, and there is no harm.

Transgenic soybean oil can be eaten.

1. More than 99% of the genetic components of soybean oil are broken down into chemical molecules, and no one has any genetic function. After deep processing, pressing, distillation and other repeated processes, soybean oil almost does not contain complete gene fragments, that is to say, it has become a chemical molecule and has no genetic structure, even if it is transgenic. The transferred gene components are also infinitely decomposed and digested into the invisible (so after eating these genes, it is the same as drinking rare nucleic acid). So even if GM itself is risky, it is made into oil, and the risk becomes minimal.

two。 At present, the genetically modified soybeans on the market are imported genetically modified soybeans, which have been approved for listing for nearly a decade, not only through the domestic safety evaluation, but also through the evaluation of the most conservative EU safety assessment center for genetically modified organisms. No obvious toxic effect was observed. According to the regulations, the GM grain safety evaluation center of the Ministry of Agriculture has gone through a series of safety risk assessment steps, including "field experiment", "animal food safety experiment", "biosafety assessment" and so on.

2. Possible hazards

1. The edible risk of soybean oil in China is very small, but the production of soybean oil in the United States is different from the traditional pressing method in China. The so-called "oil immersion method" is to soak in No. 6 gasoline and then heat it up to evaporate the gasoline. The problem is that gasoline contains carcinogenic impurities, which remain in genetically modified soybean oil.

two。 Genetically modified soybeans and their products can cause cross-species infection, infect human beings with animal diseases and bring serious disasters. The introduction of specific genes or viruses into genetically modified foods lays a channel for cross-species infection. The destructive effect of GM food on cross-species infection is so serious that it has to be treated with greater caution.

3. Genetically modified soybeans and their products may have allergic reactions to humans.

Attached: how to identify genetically modified soybeans

1. Genetically modified soybeans are cultivated for insect resistance and drug resistance, so the discrimination method should proceed from this characteristic. In general, non-genetically modified soybeans can occasionally see traces of moth.

two。 Non-GM soybeans are also prone to worms if they are not well preserved, while genetically modified soybeans are usually neat in shape and can hardly see any signs of moth.

3. It is difficult to tell whether it is non-genetically modified or not by germination method. After my test, both genetically modified and non-genetically modified seeds can germinate.