On June 28, 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (MAFF) published a draft guideline on the Specific Information Disclosure Procedures of Living Organisms Obtained....
On June 27, 2019, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published a draft of the Handling Procedure of Foods and Food Additives Derived from Genome Editing Technology....
On June 20, 2019, per the request of the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA), the Consumer Committee in the Cabinet Office of Japan held its second public meeting to discuss the possible creation....
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Germany: Food Retailers Reject GE Soybeans

The Federal Association of the German Retail Grocery Trade (BVLH) has adopted a position paper on the feeding of livestock.
Turkish Poultry Meat Producers and Breeders Association (Besd-Bir) submitted dossiers to the Biosafety Board to request the approval for dozens of genetically engineered traits for feed use only.
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Germany: Objection against CIBUS rapeseed rejected

The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) have rejected the objection against its decision to not classify an herbicide-resistant rapeseed as GE.
On May 11, 2015, The Turkish Poultry Meat Producers and Breeders Association (Besd-Bir) submitted dossiers to the Biosafety Board to request approval for 38 genetically engineered traits for feed use.
On May 29, 2015, Taiwan health authorities published the final version of labeling requirements for products containing genetically engineered (GE) inputs, implementation beginning July 1, 2015.
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