The second time Chiayi Puzi Farmers Association came out of the package.

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Chiayi Puzi Peasant Association once again spread the incident of "genetically modified corn" mixed with local corn! The year before last, it was reported by the Puzi City Peasant Association in Chiayi that the purchased domestic hard corn was mixed with genetically modified corn, and 20 to 30 farmers were transferred to the District Prosecutor's Office for investigation, but at the beginning of this year, because the perpetrators could not be identified, the case was closed without prosecution. Unexpectedly, the Paozi Peasants' Association once again broke the incident of mixing GM corn this year, which is still in the re-inspection stage, and the specific pollution figures, causes, and perpetrators have not yet been determined.

According to authoritative sources, the deed corn of Puzi City, Chiayi City has been mixed with genetically modified corn. At present, the political style Office of the Southern District Branch of the Agriculture and Food Department is conducting a retrospective investigation, and samples have been retained and sealed. After the exclusive disclosure by the upstream and downstream, the Agriculture and Food Administration confirmed that of the 76 samples sent for inspection this year, one was found to be from Puzi City, Chiayi County, with genetically modified ingredients, and has sent the relevant suspected samples for testing to deeply trace the source of corn seeds. In addition, the Puzi Peasants' Association has a stock of more than 200 tons of hard corn, and the Agriculture and Food Administration has also asked for retention.

The Agriculture and Food Department: the corn mixture was difficult to check before, but it was pushed back to retain a comprehensive sample.

In the incident of mixing up with genetically modified corn the year before last, Huang Yi-Jen, deputy director of the Southern District Branch of the Agriculture and Food Department, explained that at that time, every farmer was not required to keep samples, and the final reduction was limited to 20 to 30 farmers, but everyone's corn was mixed together. It is impossible to find out the real perpetrators, and can not deal with all farmers, so the case can only be concluded without prosecution.

Since the outbreak of the incident of mixing genetically modified corn the year before last, the Agriculture and Food Department has promoted "comprehensive retention of samples" in two stages. First of all, when farmers hand over the wet corn after harvest to the dryer, which farmer and where the seed comes from, they must leave a sample signature as a guarantee. When the drying is completed and handed over to the peasant association, each car and sample must also leave a sample of 300 grams.

It broke out again this year, and the government failed to guard it?

Does the outbreak of similar incidents this time show that the government is not doing a good job of gatekeeping? Huang Zhaoxing, head of the grain storage and transportation team of the Agriculture and Food Department, pointed out that in order to improve this situation, a traceability mechanism for retaining samples was developed last year, and similar incidents were reported again this year, in which contamination was found during sample checks, but the exact situation must be reinspected. If there are definite facts, the perpetrators will be punished.

"it is still in the inspection stage and is not the final result." Huang Yiren responded that at present, the samples have been sealed, the evidence has been preserved, and the investigation is still ongoing, so it is not convenient to disclose to the public.

Is it mixed or contaminated with native corn? Department of Agriculture and Food: still tracking down

After all, are farmers planting genetically modified corn privately? Is the local corn field polluted by genetically modified corn? Or unscrupulous operators deliberately mix into GM corn to earn the price difference? Huang Yi-Jen stressed that in the first stage, it is necessary to clarify the facts, but it is impossible to infer that there is really such a mixing situation. If it is confirmed that the sample is really problematic and contaminated, then it will be further traced and locked down. "in theory, individual farmers can be traced." Once who is locked in, it will be transferred directly to the inspection and adjustment unit.

Farmers: the local price of import is similar, so it should not be mixed to make a profit.

The purchase price of the deed of the peasant association is NT $9, and the market price is between NT $5 and NT $6. is there a price gap between genetically modified corn? Hou Jinbiao, a Pu Zi farmer who grows corn and roasted corn at the same time, said that he baked a small amount of corn for farmers, but had not heard of mixing GM corn. However, the harvest of corn is poor this year, is there a price difference between mixed corn and corn? "this should not happen this year. Import prices are also rising."

The Agriculture and Food Administration subsequently issued a news release confirming that Puzi had identified GM corn.

After the exclusive revelation of the "upstream and downstream", the Agriculture and Food Administration immediately issued a press release pointing out that of the 76 samples sent for inspection this year, one was found to be from Puzi City, Chiayi County, with genetically modified ingredients, and the relevant suspected samples have been sent for testing. in-depth tracing of the source of corn seeds. In addition, the Puzi Peasants' Association has a stock of more than 200 tons of hard corn, and the Agriculture and Food Administration has also asked for retention.

China imports about 400-5 million metric tons of hard corn (that is, feed corn) every year, and the domestic self-sufficiency rate is only 1.5%. However, international prices fluctuate and domestic demand is large. The Agriculture and Food Administration mentors farmers' associations and farmers for production, but there is a price difference between domestic corn and genetically modified corn. Mixing incidents continue to break out, so last year, the Agriculture and Food Administration made a plan to conduct a comprehensive sample sampling test in the main producing areas of the country during the harvest of hard corn. Whether the farmers hand in the seeds, the dryers pay the dry seeds, or the farmers' associations sell the seeds, they should keep the seed samples for tracing.

However, incidents of impersonation of genetically modified corn continue to break out and continue to test the ability of the Agriculture and Food Department to guard the gatekeepers. After the full retention of samples, the incidents of impersonation broke out again. Whether the follow-up investigation can really identify the perpetrators will also test the effectiveness of the mechanism implemented by the Agriculture and Food Department last year.

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