Food Safety Commission of Japan Started evaluation of herbicide-resistant GM rapeseed that makes DHA

게시됨 2020년 10월 29일

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The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan is consulting with the Food Safety Commission on the health impact of BASF's DHA production and genetically modified herbicide-resistant rapeseed, LBFLFK. The rapeseed is engineered to produce DHA, a type of omega-3 fatty acid, by incorporating genes from other organisms. The product is used to produce canola oil and the waste is used as livestock feed. The DHA production and LBFLFK GM rapeseed have been approved for food, feed, and cultivation in Canada and the United States, but not for feed in the United States. The Ministry of Agriculture, Labor and Welfare in Japan has found no safety issues as feed and considers there is no risk to health.

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On October 19, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare consulted with the Food Safety Commission on the health impact assessment of BASF's DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) production and imidazolinone-based herbicide-resistant genetically modified rapeseed LBFLFK. This GM rapeseed is intended to produce DHA, which is a type of omega-3 fatty acid that rapeseed cannot originally produce, by incorporating genes of other organisms such as fungi and algae. , Refined into canola oil, etc., and the squeezed waste is used for food for livestock. If approved, it may be sold as "healthy canola oil / salad oil rich in DHA". This DHA production / Herbicide-tolerant genetically modified rapeseed LBFLFK was developed by BASF and is said to incorporate a total of 10 genes in rapeseed, fungi, marine algae, and moss. A document on food safety confirmation published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Since it contains DHA, it is used as a substitute for fish with limited resources. So far, ...

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