From March 16th to 17th, the Japan Daily reported on a continuous basis that supermarkets in Hubei and Hunan provinces were exposed to detect GM rice. Yesterday, the reporter of the “Daily Economic News†was informed that the Agriculture Bureau of Changde City, Hunan Province, has deployed a special law enforcement inspection within the city to find five suspected GM rice varieties, including Wuhan Jiuhuan and Wuhan Huihua. Sannong Seed Industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Wuhan Huihua Sannong) and Wuhan Dunhuang Seed Industry Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Dunhuang in Wuhan) are three seed companies.
Among the companies that discovered the sale of these suspected GM rice seeds during this surprise inspection, were involved in the holding of a number of listed companies including Dunhuang Seed Industry (600354, SH), Huiji Group (00610, HK), or It is a joint venture company.
Yesterday, the listed companies did not respond positively to the suspected GM rice seed incident. It is understood that the final test results will come out next week.
Or involve a listed company
This time, the special law enforcement inspections originated from the reports of the local people. After the report, the Changde City Agriculture Bureau immediately deployed a special law enforcement inspection within the city. The suspected GM rice seed varieties such as "Hualiangyou 1156", "Yuliangyou 6", "Liyouyou 363" and "Liangyou 036" were identified and sent to the Provincial Department of Agriculture for testing. Related sales stores have also been seized by law enforcement agencies.
The relevant person in charge of the Bureau of Agriculture in Changde City told the “Daily Economic Newsâ€: “We currently have such a special law enforcement activity and have also sampled some products. However, we now have these suspected GM rice varieties. There is no final conclusion."
The reporter found that the three companies that were investigated this time, apart from Wuhan Jiuhuan, the other two companies involved listed companies. Among them, Wuhan Dunhuang is a holding subsidiary of the A-share listed company Dunhuang Seed Industry, and another seed company, Wuhan Huihua Sannong, is a joint venture between Hong Kong listed company Huiji Group and Huazhong Agricultural University.
However, regarding the related situation of the company involved, the Bureau of Agriculture appeared to be very cautious. During the interview it was repeatedly stressed that “the final test results can be used to determine whether it is an illegal genetically modified product.â€
The above-mentioned person in charge also revealed that "the test results may have to wait until next week."
The listed company said it did not know
In fact, after the law enforcement inspection, the Bureau of Agriculture did not notify the relevant company of the inspection. The person in charge of the Changde City Bureau of Agriculture said frankly that, for the sake of insurance, the Bureau of Agriculture will not notify the company of the current inspections until the final results are available.
Subsequently, the reporter called the Dunhuang Seed Industry, but as of press time, the public calls of the Dunhuang Seed Industry have been in a state of no answer.
According to public information, Wuhan Dunhuang was established in November 2004 and is a subsidiary of the A-share listed company Dunhuang Seed Industry. The Dunhuang Seed Industry has acquired 60% of Wuhan Dunhuang. In February, a loan of 20 million yuan was loaned to Wuhan Dunhuang for use in business development.
Another seed company, Wuhan Huihua Sannong, was introduced on its official website. The company is a joint venture company established by Hong Kong Kee Kee Group and Huazhong Agricultural University to develop high-tech agriculture. The Hong Kong Whiskey Group is also a listed company in Hong Kong.
After the reporter dialed the public phone of Wai Kee Group, the relevant staff informed the “Daily Economic Newsâ€: The company currently has no company in Hubei, and the previous company had already transferred to another company as early as August 2009.
As for who is the receiver, the company staff said that the specific situation is not clear, and told reporters a website to allow reporters to check the specific information. However, the reporter opened the site and discovered that this site is not Wuhan Huihua, Agriculture, and Agriculture.
Afterwards, the reporter called Wuhan Huihua Agriculture, the company's staff still said that Wuhan Huihua Agriculture, Agriculture, and Agriculture was established by a joint venture between the owner of Hong Kong Kee Kee Group and Huazhong Agricultural University. What the company said was no longer a joint venture. She said it was unclear, and she specifically asked the person in charge of the company. Whether the joint venture company of Hui Kee Group exists in the end is unknown.
It is worth noting that Wuhan Huihua Sannong also has a State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, National Crop Molecular Technology Breeding Center, National Plant Gene Research Center (Wuhan), Hubei Rice Research Center, and Hainan Research and Breeding Base. This level of breeding research centers has caused problems or exposed the current problems of managing genetically modified seeds.