In order to promote cutting-edge technology in the food field, such as so-called cultured meat and genome-edited foods, as an industry, a council formed by the government and companies has formulated a promotion vision that summarizes current issues and future goals. Did.
In the field of food, new technologies are appearing one after another, such as so-called "cultured meat" that produces new meat by culturing livestock cells, and genome-edited foods that have been improved using genome-editing technology. It is hoped that this will lead to a solution.
In order to promote such cutting-edge food technology as a new industry, a council made up of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, companies, and universities compiled a promotion vision on the 21st.
Among the current issues are the development of rules for putting new foods on the market, efforts to ensure safety and information disclosure so that consumers can accept them with peace of mind, and the creation of a system to support start-up companies. It is said that it is necessary to urgently proceed with environmental improvements such as
In the future, the council will use this vision for national policy formulation and standardization, as well as for corporate technology development.