WH EN Beijing resident Xie Hongzhen visits her rural hometown in jiangsu Province every year,the top item on her list of things to take back to Beijing with her is cooking oil.as many bottles as she can carry.“It’s safe for me to eat oil made from soybeans grown by my parents in my hometown.”said Xie.“I don’t trust the soybean oil sold in the supermarkets in Beijing as it is mainly made from genetically modified(GM)soybeans.”The jury is still out on the safety of GM crops,and public debate on the topic has flourished in China.“Many WH EN Beijing resident Xie Hongzhen visits her rural hometown in jiangsu Province every year, the top item on her list of things to take back to Beijing with her is cooking oil.as many bottles as she can carry. ”It’s safe for me to eat oil made from soybeans grown by my parents in my hometown. “said Xie. ” I do not trust the soybean oil sold in the supermarkets in Beijing as it is mainly made from genetically modified (GM) soybeans. “The jury is still out on the safety of GM crops, and public debate on the topic has flourished in China. ”Many