Genetically Modified Food Japan

Certain gm food must be labeled but this is limited to designated genetically modified agricultural products which are soybean corn potato rapeseed cottonseed alfalfa and beet and is limited to 32 processed foods which contain soybean corn and potato alfalfa and beet in which recombinant dna or the resulting protein still exists even after processing.

Genetically modified food japan. Will new golden rice revolutionize the world. Scientists say they have seen the future of genetically modified foods and have concluded. Genetically modified crops gm crops are genetically modified plants that are used in agriculture the first crops developed were used for animal or human food and provide resistance to certain pests diseases environmental conditions spoilage or chemical treatments e g. Gm foods and crops have been the subject of much controversy.

But public wariness has limited consumption and has led most japanese. Although it is legal to plant genetically modified gm crops in japan if certain procedures are followed no commercial planting of gm crops aside from ornamental flowers is occurring in japan at this time mainly because the general public is skeptical about the safety of gm crops. The genetically modified argument is creating tension in over 60 countries that are convinced that somehow genetically modified anything would be injurious to either the health or the environment. Mccluskey 2000 argues that the appropriate labeling policy forgm foods dependson the size ofthe market and willingness to pay for non gmfoods relative to the costs ofidentity preservation.

Genetically modified gm foods are made from crops. This paper describes the japanese system for food safety assessment and labeling regulations for genetically modified gm crops defined as varieties of plants created by using the technology of gene recombination and gm foods defined as fresh and processed foods produced from gm crops. Japan has approved the sale of genetically modified gm foods that have passed safety tests as long as they are labeled. Resistance to a herbicide the second generation of crops aimed to improve the quality often by altering the nutrient.

Consumer response to genetically modified food products in japan 223 theconsumer the opportunityto choose. In japan the government mandates labeling if the three largest ingredients of a food product by weight contain substances from genetically modified crops and account for 5 percent or more of all. Japan and australia labelling is mandatory for traceability and to give consumers a choice between gm and non gm.