Safety assessment and public concerns for genetically modified food products: The Japanese experience
Safety assessment and public concerns for genetically modified food products: The Japanese experience
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DOI：
10.1080/01926230252824815
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发表时间：
2002-01-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Hino, A
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作者：
Hino, A
重组DNA(RDNA)技术有望在育种技术的改进和优质高产植物新品种的选育方面取得重大进展，如优良的病虫害抗性和环境胁迫耐受性等。在美国和加拿大，许多转基因作物早在1994年就已经商业化。在日本，35种转基因作物，如耐除草剂大豆、棉花和油菜籽，以及抗虫玉米、棉花和土豆，在2001年4月之前获得授权并被认为可以销售。然而，普通公众并不熟悉rDNA技术，一些人似乎对生物技术感到不舒服，往往是因为该技术的难度和缺乏足够的信息。2001年4月，日本启动了新的标签制度，以提供有关使用转基因作物作为原材料的信息。
The recombinant DNA( rDNA) technique is expected to bring about great progress in the improvement of breeding technology and the development of new plant varieties showing high quality and high yield, such as those with excellent pest and disease resistance, those with environmental stress tolerance, and so forth. In the United States and Canada, many genetically modified (GM) crop plants were commercialized as early as 1994. In Japan, 35 transgenic crop plants, such as herbicide tolerant soybean, cotton, and canola, and insect-resistant corn, cotton, and potatos, were authorized and considered marketable until April 2001. The general public, however, is not familiar with rDNA technology, and some people seem to feel uncomfortable with biotechnology, frequently because of the difficulty of the technology and lacking of sufficient information. New labeling systems were initiated in April 2001 in Japan to provide information regarding the use of GM crops as raw material.