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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Jordan: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Jordan’s biotechnology draft biosafety law based on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which among other issues mandates the labeling of biotech products, has yet to be approved...
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Japan: The WASABI - Hot News from Japan Vol. 13 Issue 1

CAA and MAFF Educate Japanese Manufacturers and Consumers About the New COOL; Ambassador Kennedy Celebrates the Holidays with Youth in Japan; Technology Can Help Japanese Agriculture...
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South Africa: FAIRS Export Certificate Report

This is the first FAIRS - Certification Report for South Africa. The report lists major certificates and permits required to export food and agricultural products to South Africa.
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Japan: FAIRS Country Report

This report is an overview of Japan’s general legal and technical requirements for food and agricultural imports.
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China: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

China is the world’s largest importer of genetically engineered (GE) crops and one of the largest producers of GE cotton in the world, but it has not yet approved any major GE food crops...
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Indonesia: Voluntary Poultry Report

Indonesia’s poultry sector continues to demonstrate strong growth, despite industry reports of oversupply.
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Venezuela: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Continued interest expressed by farmers and agricultural scientists to improve agricultural output via biotechnology has not resulted in a legal framework for either testing or commercializing...
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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
On January 3, 2017, the Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishery and Food (SAGARPA) published an Official Norm Project to establish characteristics and requirements...