Japan: Health Ministry Invites Comments on Genome Edited Food Policy

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On January 24, 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) opened a public comment period for its proposed regulatory policy for the handling of food products derived from genome editing technology. The proposed regulatory policy incorporates elements of the deliberations conducted by MHLW’s expert members, and establishes conditions for when genome-edited products will be regulated and when they will not. Comments need to be submitted in Japanese via an online system, mail or fax by February 24, 2019.  

Japan: Health Ministry Invites Comments on Genome Edited Food Policy

 

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