Want China Times, Staff Reporter 2014-02-23
A screenshot of the webpage of the review website, featuring the headline "Genetically modified Soybean milk is closer than you think." (Internet photo) |
Fast food
chain KFC in China is suspected of using genetically-modified soybeans in its
soy milk, said a Chinese inspection and testing institute and a product-review
website reports Shanghai-based China Business News.
The product
review website, Huajiao, worked with a third-party inspection and testing
institute, Centre Testing International, to examine the soy milk of four chain
restaurants — KFC, 7-11, McDonald's and Yonghe King — in the country.
If a
product uses genetically-modified soybeans during food preparation or
processing, it should be labeled clearly, said assistant professor Zhu Yi with
the School of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering at China Agricultural
University. Most of the genetically-modified soybeans were imported. They are
only allowed to be used to make soybean oils and fodder and are banned from
food, strictly speaking. Using them to make soybeans thereby would be
considered illegal, said Zhu.
The KFC
said it has begun examining its foods in response to the allegations. Its
soybean powder suppliers have made a written announcement to assert that it
does not use genetically-modified soybeans and said its raw materials were
soybeans produced in China's northeastern regions. It welcomes third-party
examination but cast doubt on the website's samples, the quality of Centre
Testing International's tests and the report.
The fast food
chain has reported Huajiao's video to Chinese authorities as a precautionary
measure.
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