(From January 2023)

Headlines of all articles in Bio Journal translated into English (most recent at top, abbreviations table at foot of page). Where the entire article has been translated into English the headline below is linked to the article. For further information, kindly contact CBIC staff at: cbic@mtf.biglobe.ne.jp

Contents

Trend:
Lively activities surrounding genome-edited fish

News

• Childhood leukemia increasing in areas where GM soy is cultivated in Brazil (Proceedings of the National Academy 2023/10/30 vol.120 no.45)
• Harmful nature of glyphosate indicated in international research (Rammazzini Institute 2023/10/25)
• EU scientist network expresses concern over assessment of glyphosate (ENSSER 2023/11/3)
• Bt cotton brought about damage in India in the long term (Frontiers in Plant Science 2023/vol.14)
• Canadian government specialist committee warns about genetic drive technology (CBAN 2023/11/08)
• Bayer considers splitting off its agriculture-related division (Bloomberg 2023/11/9)
• Euglena Co. to build full-scale manufacturing plant (Nikkei Biotech Online 2023/11/2)

Contents

Trend:
Spreading use of RNA backed up by the Nobel Prize

News

• Industry pressure results in greatly deregulated Canadian GM food labeling (Canadian Biotechnology Action Network [CBAN] 2023/9/27)
• Limits of genome-editing development to confer resistance to avian flu (Nature Communication 2023/10/14)
• Increased yields of GM crops differ from assessments in actual fields (Nature 2023/9/20)
• Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly passes resolution calling for first genome-edited food labeling
• Iwata City becomes major base for land-based fish and seafood farming (Shizuoka Newspaper 2023/10/11, and others)
• US synthetic biology pioneer files for bankruptcy (Nikkei Biotech Online Version 2023/9/27)
• Biostimulant company gets underway (Nikkei Biotech Online 2023/9/19)

Contents

Trend:
Spraying of GM microbes begins (Friends of the Earth 2023/8/29 and others)

News

• Criticism of European Commission's new draft proposal for deregulation of genome editing (GMO FREE EUROPE Conference 2023/9/7)
• US Center for Food Safety appeals against GMO labeling (Center for Food Safety 2023/9/6)
• Scientist explains why genome editing of plants does not work well (Plant Science 2023/10 vol.335)
• Xenotransplantation of pig organ to brain-dead man ends (NYU Langone Health 2023/9/14)

Contents

Trend:
Successive development of new genetic engineering techniques to evade regulations

News

• Bill to ban cultured meat passes Italian Senate (EFA News 2023/7/19)
• Bt cotton also impacts wasp that is a predator of the insect pest (Crop Protection Vol.172, October 2023)
• Notification for Sanatech Seed's new genome-edited tomato accepted
• MHLW holds hearing with cultured meat companies
• MHLW responds to consumer groups' open letter on cultured meat
• A succession of GM pig organ xenotransplants to humans (NYU Langone Health 2023/8/16)

Contents

Trend:
Epigenome breeding: a new manipulation using CRISPR-Cas (NTT 2023/6/27 and others)

News

• ES cell and iPS cell development advancing with the aim of making raw materials for cultured meat (Hyperion FoodTech 2023/7/3 and others)
• "CRISPRthripsis" shakes the safety of genome editing (ioRxiv 2023/5/22)
• Movements in foodtech (Foovo 2023/7/4 and others)
• European Commission proposes deregulation of genome editing (GMWatch 2023/7/5 and others)

Contents

Trend:
The coming genetic management of the entire Japanese population

News

• Chromosome destruction occurs in genome-edited tomato (TestBiotech 2023/6/20)
• European Commission decides on policy not to regulate genome editing (GMWatch 2023/6/16)
• Air protein appears (Foovo 2023/6/16 and others)
• Two US cultured meat companies now able to market products following approval by Department of Agriculture (Foovo 2023/6/22)
• Chinese company expands scale of cultured meat plant (Foovo 2023/5/2)
• Shinshu University insect food development venture company procures 200 million yen funding (Morus 2023/5/10)

Contents

Trend:
Hiroshima University and Kewpie use original technology to develop low-allergen egg

News

• Genome-edited pig approved in US (WSU News & Media Relations 2023/5/1)
• Genome-edited brown mustard (Brassica juncea) for salads developed in US (WIRED 2023/5/22)
• Genome-edited melon developed at Tsukuba University (The Japan Agricultural News 2023/5/4 and others)
• Corteva's genome-edited maize not commercially cultivated at present
• Demonstration trial of large release of GM mosquitoes begins in Florida, US (The Japan Agricultural News 2023/4/5)
• FAO and WHO release new report on cultured meat (FAO/WHO 2023/4/5)
• Singapore cultured meat enterprise enters Japan market (Umami meats 2023/5/11)

Contents

Trend:
GM Japanese cedar included in Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform

News

• Non-approved GM zucchini distributed on South Korean market for eight years (Chungang Ilbo Newspaper 2023/4/1)
• International forest management certification body withdraws from GM tree certification (Forest Stewardship Council Board Decision 2023/3/31)
• Genome-edited soy approved "without regulation" in Brazil (GMWatch 2023/4/1)
• GM crop region suffers severe agrichemical health effects in Argentina (Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 2023/1/25)
• Ajinomoto establishes mass production system for RNA agrochemicals (Nikkei Biotech Online 2023/4/5)
• Cultured meat consortium established in the runup to the Osaka Expo (Nikkei Biotech Online 2023/3/30)
• Italy: Bill banning cell-cultured foods submitted to parliament (Eat Just 2023/3/29)
• Kyushu University develops technology to improve the efficiency of genome editing (Kyushu University 2023/4/11)

Contents

Trend:
Distribution of genome-edited maize becomes possible in Japan

News

• Objections in EU Environment Council to removal of genome editing from GMO regulations (FoE Europa 2023/3/16)
• Summit on applications of genome editing on human embryos held in UK (Biopolitical Times 2023/3/5)
• Sampling party held for cell culture foie gras (Nikkei Biotech 2023/2/22 and others)
• Euglena Co. to build large-scale biofuel plant (Nikkei Biotech 2023/2/20 and others)
• Former students of Tokyo Institute of Technology sneak GM fish out of the institute

Contents

Trend:
GM salmon fish farming suspended in Canada (CBAN 2023/2/7)

News

• EU to propose deregulation of GMO restrictions in June (InfOGM 2023/2/6)
• Bill recognizing genome-edited crops to be passed in UK soon (Reaction 2023/2/6)
• French farmer who sued Monsanto for health effects wins case (GMWatch 2023/2/14)
• Court case to revoke approval of GM corm in South Africa begins at last (African Centre for Biodiversity 2023/2/4)
• Petition submitted demanding withdrawal of adoption of genome-edited pufferfish as Miyazu City hometown tax return gift (Kyoto Shimbun 2023/2/15 and others)
• Glyphosate inhibits development of green lacewings (Science of the Total Environment, Vol.865, 2023)
• Symposium opposing designer babies and eugenics to be held (StopDesignerBabies 2023/2/14)
• NTT forms a series of partnerships with genome editing development companies (Nikkei Biotech 2023/1/20, Project Design Online 2023/2/10)
• Impossible Foods EU patent revoked (Bloomberg 2023/1/19)

Contents

Trend:
Dairy products developed by food tech (Foovo 2022/12/21 and others)

News

• GM fruit fly developed for cellular agriculture (GMWatch 2023/1/11)
• Plant-based cell-cultured chicken meat (Foovo 2023/1/10)
• Food Tech Public-Private Council announces draft promotion plan

Contents

Trend:
COP 15 closes without results

News

• European scientist group criticizes ESFA genome editing assessment (TestBiotech 2022/12/14)
• German Social Democratic Party demands same restrictions for genome-edited foods as GM (SPD 2022/11/28)
• 80% of English citizens demand regulation of genome-edited food (GMWatch 2022/11/18, House of Lords 2022/12/5)
• Criticism of GM leaf mustard strengthens in India (REDIFF 2022/12/9 and others)
• Kenyan High Court demands suspension of GM food imports (The Elephant 2022/11/25 and others)
• MAFF accepts notification of new genome-edited fish lineage
• Acceptance of notification for genome-edited tomato as food with functional claim
• Cricket meat burger to go on sale soon
• Kyoto Prefectural University takes action on food tech