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GM Canola findings are spreading in Japan: Citizen's investigative activities

Organizer
Japan Citizens' Network for Sustainable Food and Agriculture

Date and Time
2 October 2012 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Wild-growing genetically modified (GM) canola (rapeseed) plants have been found at many locations around Japan on numerous occasions, even though GM crops are not grown on a commercial scale in Japan. It was spilled from trucks near the importing harbors along the coast and GM pollution started to occur at many locations. The results of the citizen's investigative activities since 2005 will be presented at this side event.