Amendments of appended form to the application for safety confirmation and manufacturing standards conformity

MAFF will amend appended form to the application for safety confirmation and manufacturing standards conformity for GM feeds and feed additives in ”Matters to Set out the Procedures for Safety Assessment of Feeds and Feed Additives Applying Recombinant DNA Technology Based on the Provisions of the Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives” (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Notification No. 1780 of 26 November 2002） and ”Matters to Set out the Manufacturing Standards for Feeds and Feed Additives Applying Recombinant DNA Technology based on the provisions of the Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives”(Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Notification No. 1782 of 26 November 2002). With these amendments, feed containing GM microorganisms will become eligible for import into Japan.