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| Tachikawa, Masashi; Inoue, Sotaro; Watanabe, Yasuo. |
| n August 1999, the Japanese government decided to introduce mandatory labeling for genetically modified (GM) food starting from April 2001. Under the labeling system, certain types of processed food such as oil and sweeteners from corn are exempted from labeling, since scientific verification tests detecting GMO ingredient cannot be applied persuasively. The result of the introduction of labeling system was contrary to the initial expectation of the Japanese government. That is, the shift from conventional grain, which might contain GMO, to Non-GMO has been observed very rapidly among various actors consisting of the US-Japanese agro-food system. Those actors made a major effort to create an identity preserved (IP) handling system to procure Non-GM grains... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Production Economics. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6993 |
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