Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) released precautional notes explaining its food safety regulatory vision for fish products developed using genome editing technology.
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Vietnam: FAIRS Export Certificate Report

This report provides an overview of the health and quarantine certificates needed for exporting food and agricultural products to Vietnam.
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Tanzania: FAIRS Export Certificate Report

This report complements the FAIRS Country Report. The report specifically provides information on Government of Tanzania (GoT) required certificates for exporting food and agricultural products....
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Canada: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

The first commercial sales of products of a genetically engineered animal, the AquAdvantage salmon, occurred in Canada in 2017.
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Japan: Japan Begins Monitoring for Unapproved GE Salmon

On August 31, 2017, the Government of Japan (GOJ) announced the details of a monitoring plan and detection method for genetically engineered (GE) salmon which is currently not approved....
This report provides a summary and an unofficial translation of Decree 15/2017/ND-CP, dated February 17, 2017 of the Government of Vietnam (GVN) which renews the functions, tasks, authority....
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Panama: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Panama has made progress in animal biotechnology with the development of genetically enhanced (GE) salmon and has conducted field trials for GE mosquitoes to fight the Dengue virus and GE Cochliomyia
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Canada: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Canadian planting of biotech crops is estimated at about 10.3 million hectares for 2016, flat from the previous year. The main biotech crops remain canola, corn and soybeans, with small amounts...
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Indonesia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

This report updates the Indonesian 2014 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual Report.
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Brunei: Exporter Guide Annual 2016

Brunei Darussalam is a small, energy-rich Muslim country with less than 430,000 inhabitants. Agriculture accounts for less than one percent of Brunei’s gross domestic product (GDP) ($3.0 billion)...
Canadian authorities have recently approved two genetically engineered products for both human consumption and animal feed use.
Government Lifted Wheat Export Duty . . . EAEU, Vietnam Sign Free Trade Agreement . . . New Deputy Minister of Agriculture Appointed . . .