The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announce it is discontinuing testing for two biotech corn events unapproved in Japan, StarLink and Bt10. Testing on a third event, E32, is expected to continue for another year. Then, if the Ministry does not find any positives Japanese testing for that event could then end. The announcement is part of MHLW's new fiscal year monitoring plan.
Until now, U.S. firms paid for preloading testing for StarLink, Bt10 and E32 in corn, which contributed to the cost of corn imported to Japan. "This is a step in the right direction," said U.S. Grains Council president and CEO Ken Hobbie. "The Council will continue to provide Japanese regulators accurate information regarding biotechnology used in U.S. agriculture."
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