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1 Discussion of costs and benefits of GM plants ARISE August 8, 2007

2 Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries study 2003 Six GM crops are approved for food use in Japan: soybeans, maize, potatoes, rapeseed, cotton, and sugar beet. The labeling of processed foods is also required to indicate that the foods contain these GM crops. http://www.jaicaf.or.jp/agrinfo_0305-0504/0310_2.htm

3 The study was “conducted among the subscribers of an Internet provider who were asked to state the degree to which they agreed or disagreed with statements concerning GM foods. Six hundred responses were received. “

4 Producers of GM foods give due consideration to the potential risks to health and the environment

5 I would buy GM foods if they were significantly cheaper than non-GM foods


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