Guidelines for Application of Recombinant DNA Organisms in Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, the Food Industry and Other Related Industries. Country/Territory Japan Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Fish products Novel food Processing/handling Transport/storage Animal reproduction Genetic resources Agricultural development Biotechnology Hygiene/sanitary procedures Plant production Wild fauna Wild flora Geographical area Asia, Eastern Asia Abstract These Guidelines provide rules for an assessment system for transgenic plants, micro-organisms, and small laboratory animals. The purpose of these Guidelines is to establish requirements concerning the appropriate application of recombinant DNA (rDNA, defined in section 2 of Chapter I) organisms in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and the food industry, as well as other related industries regulated by the Ministry, as to provide for the safe use of those organisms and to achieve a sound general Full text English