China Rejects Indian Rice Exports Even as India Denies GMO Presence, Traders Question Selective Scrutiny |
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New Delhi: China has rejected at least 70 consignments of Indian non-Basmati rice, alleging that the exports contain GM (Genetically Modified) crops.
The rejection at Chinese ports comes even as the India office of the China Certification & Inspection Group (CCIC) is inspecting and approving shipments at its testing facility in Visakhapatnam, businessline reported.
At least four new consignments of rice were turned away by China in the last week alone, the report said. In March too China had rejected three rice consignments from India.
Three Indian companies – Shriram Food Industry in Nagpur, Spone Enterprises in Raipur and NM Foodimpex in Haryana – have had their Chinese import licenses suspended. Across the industry, exporters have held back roughly 200 containers of........