cuj-jr-146 (pdf) Japan Resources No 146 Cold and sunny in Tokyo today – it is February and we are pleased to publish our latest issue of Japan Resources. Read about how Genetically Modified foods are accelerating the global food crisis, our concerns about antimicrobial resistance, and more. Please download the pdf file. – Editors Contents: Avon Awards To Women for Kamiyama Michiko, FSCW Keisuke Amagasa: How genetically modified foods are accelerating the food crisis Demands to the Japanese government on the Codex guideline on antimicrobial resistance Illegal financial activities of the UNIC Letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Avon Awards to Women for Kamiyama Michiko, FSCW
Mrs. Kamiyama Michiko from Food Safety Citizens’ Watch was one of the recipients of the Avon Awards to Women in 2008. The prestigious prize has been awarded since 1979 to opinion leaders, welfare activists, volunteers, scientists, politicians and writers. Mrs. Kamiyama was awarded the Avon Prize for 30 years of activities connected with food safety. Food Safety Citizens’ Watch was established in April 2003 as a network of experts to monitor developments and make proposals to the government regarding food safety issues from the citizen’s point of view. Website (Japanese): 食の安全・監視市民委員会
How genetically modified foods are accelerating the food crisis
Here is the presentation made by Keisuke AMAGASA, Chairperson of NO! GMO Campaign, as one of the programs at the World Foodless Day held in Tokyo on October 16, 2008. Good afternoon. In my brief presentation, I would like to summarise the present state of genetically modified (GM) crop and food in 13 points, referring to their relationship to today’s food crisis. 1. The farmland planted with GM crops is continuously expanding in the world. Most of the GM-planted farmland is located in North and South America, with the United States accounting for about half of the global total GM-planted area. The number of countries cultivating GM crops remains limited.…
Illegal financial activities of the United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo
Resolution: Call for a complete investigation of illegal financial activities of UNIC-Tokyo, for the introduction of a system to enable citizens to participate in overseeing the proper use of monetary contributions to the United Nations, and for the introduction of a UN Freedom of Information Policy. The illegal financial activities of the United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo (UNIC-Tokyo) that were uncovered earlier in 2008 can be said to be of the exact same structure as the illegal financial activities of 12 prefectural governments of Japan exposed by the investigation of the Board of Audit of Japan. These are illegal financial activities in which unused money at the end of the…
Demands to the Japanese Government on the Codex Guideline on Antimicrobial Resistance
CUJ submitted the following demand letter (English version) to the Japanese government concerning a new guideline on antimicrobial resistance related to food being discussed in the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance. We think that the position the Japanese government took at the second meeting in Korea in October 2008 did not reflect the Japanese consumers strong concerns about food safety. 081203-antibiotics-codex-tf (pdf) Regarding the guideline on antimicrobial resistance related to food under discussion in the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (Translation) To: Members of the Japanese Codex Liaison Committee Members of the Japanese Government Codex Delegation From: Consumers Union of Japan November 14, 2008…