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GM Foods Recalled in Japan

http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/home/home_a.html

 

Distrust over genetically modified (GM) foods in Japan deepened on June 21 after

the third recall in less than a month of snack products containing unapproved

gene-spliced potato.

 

 

Japan's Bourbon Corp. said it had voluntarily recalled some of its snack

products after traces of unapproved NewLeaf Plus™ potato were detected.

 

 

The new rules set zero tolerance for imports containing unapproved gene-altered

products and require mandatory labeling for approved GM products.

 

 

Bourbon said it was recalling its " Potelka " snack produced before June 1, after

tests for both NewLeaf Plus™ and NewLeaf Y potatoes turned out positive.

 

 

Sales of the Potelka products totaled 1.1 billion yen (US$8.9 million) in the

2000/01 fiscal year, against the company's total sales of 86.47 billion yen, a

company spokesman said. The recall was expected to cost the company about 80

million yen.

 

 

Potelka was made from potato ingredients imported from the United States with

certificates that showed they were non-GM products, he said.

 

 

The NewLeaf varieties, developed by leading US agricultural biotech firm

Monsanto Co. to protect potatoes from insects and potato viruses, have not been

approved in Japan.

 

 

The discovery of StarLink™ in food products last October by Friends of the Earth

had prompted Japan, where StarLink™ is not approved even for animal feed, to

distrust US corn and cut its buying.

 

 

Japan, which imports 4 million tons of corn for food use each year and another

12 million tons for animal feed, is the biggest buyer of US corn.

 

 

In South Korea, the Korea Corn Processing Industry Association, which imports 2

million tons of corn a year for food use, has already shunned US corn at its

import tenders. Korea imports another 6 million tons a year for animal feed.

 

 

Concern about StarLink™ grew after the South Korean government detected traces

of it early this year in some corn imports that carried official US

non-StarLink™ certificates.

 

 

StarLink™, made by Franco-German biotech firm Aventis SA to fight a destructive

pest known as the European corn borer, has not been approved by US regulators

for human consumption because of fears over potential allergic reactions.

 

 

Reuters June 22, 2001

 

 

 

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Dr. Mercola's Comment:

 

Amazing isn't it? If you lived in Japan and Korea you would not be exposed to

the GM food debacle that we have in our country, or at least certainly not to

the same extent.

 

 

Most US citizens are absolutely oblivious to the GM food issue and are not aware

that these products are banned in many overseas countries.

 

 

This recent slip-up will have nearly nine million dollars of potato snacks

recalled. No problem, as readers of this site will know that potatoes are not

that great a food for most of us, especially in its highly processed form.

 

 

However, add genetic engineering to the equation and you create a real potential

for significant problems down the road.

 

 

If you are not familiar with the GM food issue please review some of the links

below.

 

For a great resource to help find products whose manufacturer's have pledged to

avoid the use of GM products, see Greenpeace's True Food Shopping List.

 

For more information about GM foods and to become active in getting them off the

shelves, or at least labeled, try the following sites:

 

Keep Nature Natural - http://www.keepnatural.org/

 

The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods - http://www.thecampaign.org

 

Genetically Engineered Food Alert - http://www.gefoodalert.org

 

Friends of the Earth - http://www.foe.org/

 

Organic Consumers Association - http://www.purefood.org/

 

Related Articles:

 

Americans Don't Know They are Eating Genetically Modified Food

 

Health Risks of Genetically Modified Foods

 

Genetically Modified Crops Worry Some Scientists

 

Genetically Altered Plants Might Alter You

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