China: New and Renewed Biosafety Certificates Issued - October 2024

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CH2024-0132
On October 11, 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) announced the issuance of new and renewed biosafety certificates for genetically engineered (GE) events. The announcement includes three renewed biosafety certificates issued for GE crops approved for import as processing materials, one renewed and one new biosafety certificates issued for GE crops approved for domestic cultivation and processing, 14 renewed and four new biosafety certificates for genetically modified microorganisms (GMMs) for animal use, and 152 renewed biosafety certificates for GE cotton for domestic cultivation and processing.

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