UPI: China rejects 60,000 tons of GM corn from the US.

[KurtNYC]

12. the corn in question was GM'd by Syngenta AG - a Swiss company

Switzerland is in "the rest of the world" and Syngenta is a competitor of Monsanto, not a subsidiary.

The EU allows importation of GM foods from the USA but they don't allow the seed in because they are protectionist (eg they protect EU-based entities like Syngenta).

The key word in the OP article is "approved." China allows importation of GM foods which they have approved. This Swiss corn has not yet been approved. (Once the payment to party officials clears, the corn will make it to the "approved" list no doubt).

And again, we are eating GM food in the US as the MAJORITY of our intake. 95% of everything that says "corn" "canola" or "soy" on the label is GM and has been for well over a decade. If GM is really unsafe shouldn't we see some evidence of that now?

The best argument against GM food is that it may rely even more heavily on pesticides and herbicides than other conventionally grown crops. The risks associated with heavy use of pesticides and herbicides are borne by farmers and farm employees but I almost never hear any concern for them in these discussions.