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Genetically Modified Food Labelling Standard.

País/Territorio
Japón
Tipo de documento
Miscelanea
Fecha
2001
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Alimentación y nutrición
Palabra clave
Biotecnología Envasado/etiquetado Organismo genéticamente modificado (OGM)
Área geográphica
Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Asia Oriental, Pacífico Norte, Pacífico Nordoeste
Resumen

This Standard relates to processed and perishable foods in Japan and concerns the genetically modified food labelling standard. It consists of 5 articles, i.e. Scope (1); Definitions (2); Labelling method (3); Processed food not requiring labelling (4); Labelling prohibitions (5). Article 2 defines relevant terms, genetically modified agricultural products defined as those agricultural products obtained through recombinant DNA techniques. Items subject to labelling are listed in the table as well as the ingredient to be labelled.

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