GM corn seeds were planted on hundreds of acres of land in northwest China​

Commercial planting of GM crops in China, other than cotton and papaya, is banned.

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Producer admits illicit sale of genetically modified corn seeds

By Zhou Tailai, Li Rongde and Huang Yanhao
Caixin Global, 11 Jul 2018
https://www.caixinglobal.com/2018-07-11/producer-admits-illicit-sale-of-genetically-modified-corn-seeds-101299951.html

A Shenzhen-listed company has admitted illicitly selling genetically modified (GM) corn seeds that were subsequently planted on hundreds of acres of land in northwest China earlier this year — the latest GM crop scandal to hit the world’s most-populous country.

Shandong Denghai Seeds Co., Ltd said on Tuesday that its subsidiary in Yili prefecture in the Xinjiang autonomous region sold GM seeds to a local corn farmer who planted them over more than 420 acres of farmland in Gongliu county in Yili.

The admission, made in a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, followed the company’s disclosure on July 5 that three of its employees, including a deputy general manager, were taken into custody by police in May over allegations they were involved in illegal business operations linked to the sale of GM corn seeds.

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