Japan: Japan Begins Monitoring for Unapproved GE Salmon

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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 for commercial sale in Japan. Japan plans to conduct 59 monitoring tests during this Japanese Fiscal Year (i.e., April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018), covering salmon and its processed products exported from Canada, Panama and the United States. 

Japan: Japan Begins Monitoring for Unapproved GE Salmon

 

 

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements, New Technologies
East Asia and the Pacific, Japan
Fish and Seafood

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