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Japanese GM response

Consumer groups in Japan have forced a change in one of the world’s largest importers of genetically-modified (GM) foods, with government introduction of a compulsory labelling scheme from April 2001. An early response to this is the planned launch of a GM-free futures contract for soya beans on the Tokyo Grain Exchange in May.

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