By JCPRESS
A consumer-civic group "NO! GMO Campaign" of Japan requested the immediate end, the investigation, and the recall of the Chinese rice crop importing and exporting from the Japanese Government and Chinese government on April 14.
Because the
Greenpeace
International announced on April 13, "It has uncovered genetically engineered (GE) rice, unapproved for human consumption, that appears to have been planted and sold illegally in China for the last two years", and also said "Many of the markets to which China sends its rice demand GE-free grain, and the contamination could negatively impact China's rice sales, particularly in Japan, Korea, Russia, and the European Union ".
This campaign showed the anxiety with "There is a possibility of circulating also in Japan because Japan had been importing the rice plant from 80,000 to 120,000 tons from China for several years in the past".
Yukisato Yoshida, a assistant manager of the food trade section in the food of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry speaks circulation in China of the unapproval GM rice, "We confirmed there were no results that China Kohoku province exported the rice to Japan in recent years when we inquired of 'China National Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Imp. & Exp. Corp., or COFCO' that took charge of the export of China".
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has announced "Q&A" on April 14.
The executive of the food safety part watch safety division of this ministry described, having said "There is no GM rice that confirmed safety", "When quarantine stations discovered the GM rice, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare makes the handling entrepreneur recall and abandon it based on "Food Hygiene Law". We will execute the GM inspection of a Chinese rice crop in the quarantine station next week if we were early".
Both authorities in Japan requested a confirmation and a detailed dissemination of the fact relevance from a Chinese government on April 14.