Today, Consumers Union of Japan and our campaign against genetically modified foods, the No! GMO Campaign, which began in 1996, is participating in a public hearing in the Japanese Parliament about the status of genome-edited foods. We are concerned about the current trend to bypass legislation to introduce untested genome-edited fish and other foods. Also, we are outraged that there is no food labelling for these products, which further undermines consumers’ trust in novel applications of GMOs. We will present signatures in support of our petition campaign to label all seeds and seedlings of genome-edited foods to the relevant ministries of the Japanese government at the public hearing. Here is…
Food Additives: Consumers Have a Right to Know and Choose
Opinion on the Japanese Government’s Draft Guidelines on Non-use Labeling of Food Additives Consumers Union of Japan (CUJ) is opposed to the “Draft Guidelines on the Non-use Labeling of Food Additives.” Consumers are demanding foods with fewer food additives. However, due to the inadequacy of the current food additive labeling system, it is difficult to avoid food additives even if one wants to avoid eating them as much as possible. On the other hand, some companies are making efforts to produce and provide foods without additives as much as possible to respond to consumers’ voices, which is why they label their products as “additive-free” (無添加 mutenka) as well as non-use.…
Japan Resources – 183
Please click here for our latest English newsletter: JR 183 Special focus on energy Contents: From the Editors: Energetic Japan Nuclear Power in Japan, 10 Years after the Fukushima Disaster CUJ Opinions on the Draft Basic Energy Plan Will genome edited food be labelled in Japan? Another Citizens’ Food Summit: The “Green Food System Strategy” proposed by MAFF is not that “Green” Trend: The 2nd National Nanohana Blossom Summit in Oyama was held in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, on 11-12 December 2021 From the Editors: Energetic Japan Welcome to issue No. 183 of Consumers Union of Japan’s English newsletter. This time, the theme is energy, a topic that is always timely…
Trend: Organic, Pesticide-free School Lunches in Japan
The 2nd National Nanohana Blossom Summit was held in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, on 11-12 December 2021 By Tasaka Koa This conference was attended by the mayor of Oyama, the mayor of Isumi, and the mayor of Kisarazu, as well as Mr. Sameda Susumu, a city official who has been promoting organic school lunches in Isumi. They discussed the promotion of organic farming, protection of natural monuments such as the crested ibis, and preservation of the environment. Isumi in Chiba Prefecture has been promoting the use of locally grown organic and pesticide-free rice and vegetables for school lunches instead of imported wheat bread contaminated with pesticides. It is a city that…
CUJ Video Message Against GM Rice in the Philippines, Against Genome Editing
Consumers Union of Japan is strongly opposed to genetically engineering, and novel GE techniques that may harm the organism. Be it plant, animal or human, there are ethical considerations.