(From January 2024)

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

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Trend:
Consumer Affairs Agency holds subcommittee to market cell-cultured meat

News

• South Africa's Supreme Court rejects GM corn (ENSSER 2024/10/24)
• Efforts to launch sales of the Impossible Burger in Europe (EFSA 2024/11/18)
• Consumer opinion survey on genome-edited foods (The Japan Agricultural News 2024/11/15)
• Technology developed to increase or decrease gene expression by genome-editing (GRA&GREEN 2024/11/18)
• Development of insects for feed by RNA interference (NARO 2024/11/1)
• Development of extremely tough biodegradable plastics (ResOU 2024/10/30)
• CBD COP16 ends

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Trend:
GM soybean oil has adverse impacts on liver and kidneys (J Drug Res Clin 2024-2-e11)

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• Consumer Affairs Agency accepts application for genome-edited potato
• Background to the spread of dicamba-resistant soybeans (The Organic & Non-GMO Report 2024/9-10)
• US Department of Defense provides grants for biotech companies (Foovo 2024/10/1)
• Japan Airlines offers precision-fermented foods with in-flight meals (JAL 2024/9/17)
• Japan's first application for fetal xenotransplantation (Yomiuri Shimbun Online 2024/9/23)
• Using suma for rapid production of tuna (Nikkei Biotech 2024/10/4)
• International Non-GMO Summit held (Donau Soja 2024/10/9)
• Canadian GM salmon farm goes up for sale (CBAN 2024/10/3)

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Trend:
Focus of discussions at CBD COP16

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• Application for field trials of GM cedar pollen rice
• Kewpie makes confectionery with genome-edited eggs (Kewpie-Ohata News 2024/9/6)
• Using ES cells to manufacture cultured meat (Nikkei Biotech Online 2024/8/21)
• US Approves Argentinian GM wheat (Reuters 2024/8/28)
• Bayer wins glyphosate case for the first time (Reuters 2024/8/17)
• EU food industry urges strict labeling of new GMOs (VLOG 2024/9/3)
• New Zealand to lift restrictions on genetic engineering (JETRO 2024/8/23)

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Trend:
Current status of genome-edited foods

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• EFSA evaluates GM microorganism-derived food additive as "safe" (Foovo 2024/8/6)
• Direction of Europe�fs NGT deregulation unclear (GMWatch 2024/7/29)
• Well-known US bioindustry lobbyist becomes active in Europe (GMWatch 2024/8/12)
• Singapore lifts ban on edible insects (JETRO 2024/7/26)
• Chinese company develops genome-edited high-density maize (Nikkei Biotech Online 2024/7/18)
• Bt corn has smaller yields that non-GM corn (GMWatch 2024/7/24)
• Waste-processing GM fly developed in Australia (The Guardian 2024/7/24)
• JGC Holdings to research and develop hydrogen bacteria in Kobe (Nikkei Biotech Online 2024/7/19)
• Development of Genetically Engineered Foods by Local Agricultural and Fishery Research Institutions
• The Consumer Affairs Agency says it will not regulate genome editing

Contents

Trend:
Self-replicating replicon vaccines

News

• Bayer retracts lawsuit in Mexico (Nation of Change 2024/7/2)
• UK approves cultured meat pet food (WIRED 2024/7/16)
• Genome-edited rice reaped during cultivation trial in Italy (Scienceinsider 2024/6/25)
• Failed genome-edited frog (KMURO 2024/7/2)
• Constituent of human milk produced by genome editing from plant of the tobacco family (Guardian 2024/6/16)
• Technology to determine the sex of chicks by eye color before hatching (Mainichi Shimbun Online Edition 2014/7/1)
• Low-acrylamide wheat developed (AgriView 2024/7/17)
• Inserting a gene at a specific location in marine plants (Algal research 2024/6/30)
• Yet another xenotransplant patient suffers early death (NYU Langone Health 2024/7/8)

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Trend:
FAO ends partnership with CropLife International (Co-Coordinators of the Stop FAO-CropLife ToxicAlliance 2024/6/10)

News

• Cultivation trials of genome-edited wheat begin in Australia (REUTERS 2024/5/23)
• Seedless blackberries developed using genome-editing technology (Foovo 2024/6/6)
• Bayer to sell genome-edited mustard across the US (WIRED 2024/5/31)
• Sushiro parent company shows positive attitude toward introduction of genome-edited fish (Asahi Shimbun Digital Edition 2024/6/19)
• Israeli company test produces cell-cultured toro (Foovo 2024/5/21)
• Cultured beef company shuts down (Foovo 2024/6/16)
• MAFF study panel holds review meeting aimed at commercialization of cedar pollen allergy-alleviating rice
• Creating rainbow trout that lay salmon eggs (Science Advances 2024/5/24)
• KOSÉ to offer cosmetics that use iPS cells (Nikkei Biotech Online Edition 2024/5/13)

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Genome-edited pig kidney transplant patient dies, again in less than two months (Global Times 2024/5/15 and others)

News

• New risks posed by CRISPR/Cas (Testbiotech 2024/4/22)
• European Parliament approves NGTs again (European Coordination Via Campesina 2024/4/29)
• European Court of Justice finds industry-first pesticide assessment illegal in member countries (Pesticide Action Network Europe 2024/4/26)
• Cultivation trials for genome-edited rice begin in Italy (Testbiotech 2024/4/22)
• Spreading of petitions from municipalities to the national government demanding labeling of genome-edited food

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Trend:
Food Safety Commission relaxes safety screening of GM foods and additives

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• Germany and France seek restrictions on EU approval of NGTs (FoE Europe 2024/3/25)
• US approves soybeans genetically modified with pig genes (Bloomberg 2024/4/20)
• Citizens protest Canadian intervention in Mexican GM corn regulations (CBAN 2024/4/19)
• Philippine court hands down verdict on ban on growing GM rice and eggplants (MASIPAG 2024/4/9)
• Development of genome-edited tilapia advances (The Fish Site 2024/4/15)
• US Pairwise discontinues sales of genome-edited karashina (Foovo 2024/3/4)
• Human genome editing resumed in China (Mainichi Newspaper 2024/4/1)
• UK Food Standards Agency rushes approval of cultured meat (GMWatch 2024/4/3)
• Marketing of cultured quail meat permitted in Singapore (Nikkei Biotech Online Edition 2024/4/8)
• Osaka Kansai Expo cancels cultured meat sales, and will exhibit only (The Japan Agricultural News 2024/4/16)

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Trend:
A series of genome-edited rice varieties developed (Springer Link 2024/2/2 and others)

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• French food safety agency warns of dangers of NGTs (ANSES 2024/1/22)
• New Zealand allows genome-edited crops (GE Free New Zealand 2024/2/27)
• Request submitted to the United Nations for intervention in GM wheat cultivation (GMWatch 2024/2/28)
• Three municipal councils in Shizuoka Prefecture adopt opinions calling for genome-edited food labeling
• Cultured meat disappears from Singapore market (Foovo 2024/3/6)
• Korea opens applications for approval of cultured meat (Foovo 2024/2/23)
• Proposal for human genome editing put forward by over 70 organizations and individuals (The Center for Genetics and Society 2024/2/27)

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Trend:
European Parliament also narrowly passes bill containing no restrictions on new genomic techniques (GMWatch 2024/2/14 and others)

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• Israel approves cultured beef (Nikkei Biotech Online Edition 2024/1/19)
• Consortium established to develop cultured meat in Europe (Foovo 2024/2/7)
• Cell-cultured meat disappears from the US market (Wired 2024/2/2)
• Edible insect company goes bankrupt (Shinano Mainichi Newspaper 2024/2/1)
• Genome-edited rapeseed has large environmental impact (Preprints.org 2024/2/6)
• Risks of introduction of genome-edited poplar (Testbiotech 2024/1/22)
• MAFF grants subsidies to genome-editing companies, etc.
• MHLW to draft guidance on cultured meat

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Trend:
European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) approves draft foregoing the regulation of NTGs (FoE Europe 2024/1/24 and others)

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• Toyama genome-edited fish farm severely damaged by earthquake (Regional Fish 2024/1/19 and others)
• Clinical test of eggs produced by genome-edited chickens selected as AMED research project (Kewpie-Aohata News 2014/1/18)
• GM rapeseed approved for farmed salmon in Norway (GMWatch 2024/1/10)
• China to turn away from reliance on GM grain to domestic production (Reuters 2023/12/27)
• Canadian and US governments shut down ability of Canadian NGOs to comment in trade dispute over Mexico�fs GM corn ban (CBAN 2024/1/9 )
• Precision fermenting production gets underway in earnest in Israel (Foovo 2024/1/19)
• Online shop Korogi-Lab closes down (Gryllus 2024/1/17)
• Experiment conducted on external use of genome-edited pig liver (MIT Technology Review 2024/1/23 )
• Non-approved GM tropical fish in illegal distribution (Ministry of the Environment 2024/1/17)

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Trend:
European Commission once again approves glyphosate just as its dangers are becoming apparent (bioRxiv 2023/11/14 and others)

News

• Genome-edited eggs to go to clinical trials
  (Yomiuri Shimbun Online 2023/11/24)
• Genome-edited red seabream to be sold at direct sales outlets die en masse
  (Nikkei Shimbun Online 2023/12/6)
• Norway's genome-edited salmon farming plan to be suspended
  (Test Biotech 2023/11/21)
• Suspension of development of GM chestnut tree
  (Campaign to STOP GE Trees 2023/11/28)
• Opposition moves against the promotion of genomic techniques become animated in EU
  (GMWatch 2023/11/30 and others)
• Completion of notification of the third type of genome-edited fish
  (Regional Fish Institute, Ltd. 2023/12/25)
• Mitsui Chemicals opens biological pesticide development laboratory in Tokyo
  (Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun 2023/11/27)
• Regional Fish Institute, Ltd. advances into Thailand
  (bangkokbiznews 2023/12/15 and others)
• Soy meat food sales plummet
  (Nikkei Shimbun Online 2023/12/8)
• Next Convention on Biodiversity meeting (CBD-COP16) to be held in Bolivia
  (CBD 2023/12/15)