"The safety of genetically modified food, including rice and corn, has been proved scientifically. People in the United States have been eating GM food since its introduction there in 1990. The first organized taste test of GM food in China is a show popularizing science."

Fang Zhouzi, a biochemist and popular scientific writer, said at China's first-ever taste test of boiled GM corn in Beijing on Saturday. More than 20 netizens applied and participated in the event.