在经过对转基因粮食作物安全性的激烈辩论后,印度最高生物技术管理机构于2017年5月初公开宣布,一种转基因芥菜作物可以“安全的消费”。这种转基因作物能否交到农民手中完全取决于该国环境部长所做的一项政治决定,该决定或许正在等待印度最高法院对于几个悬而未决案件的判决情况。 After a fierce debate over the safety of genetically modified food crops, India’s Supreme Biotechnology Regulatory Authority publicly announced in early May 2017 that a genetically engineered mustard crop can be “safe to consume.” Whether such a GM crop can be handed over to farmers depends entirely on a political decision taken by the country’s environment minister, which may be awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision on several outstanding cases.