Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Eurrope Acts to Require of Genetically Altered Food

The title of my article is Eurrope Acts to Require of Genetically Altered Food

Genetically Modified food has been found to be safe in many scientific studies, but there is no evidence proving the safe. To keep health and consumer protection, the European Parliament approved legislations to require labels for food and feed made with genetically altered ingredients. For example, to show the rebel which like "This product contains a genetically modified organism." This should be given consumers greater confidence to know foods. On the other hand, some people say that it would be burdensome for food production, and could prejudice consumers against genetically modified good a barrier to free trade. Europeans passionately oppose “Frankenfood”, genetically modified foods, which are common in the America, and they fear long-term health and environmental risks.

As this article says, there is no clear evidence proving genetically modified food is safe and affects people badly or not yet, but people still are not sure about this. To label all food containing more than 0.9 percent of a genetically modified is good know for consumers in public, because they have right to know till genetically modified food will be sure to be safe to us. Let's carry out a tag or label to identify foods as genetically modified even though labeling the genetically modified food would be expensive to be a guarantee on a piece of paper.

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Monday, February 18, 2008

Global food safety conference begins today

The title of my article is Global food safety conference begins today

The safety of genetically modified food has been an issue of growing public in Japan.
An international gathering on food safety will start today in Yokohama, Japan for genetically modified food and find a system for detecting such products. More than 30 nations, international organizations and nongovernmental organizations will discuss issues on genetically modified food in the five-day. The participants are expected to discuss "traceability," or a comprehensive tracking system for genetically modified food, to cover the stages from production.
It is still not unclear whether the members of the commission will be able to strike a deal, but the participants will discuss for the safety of generically modified food.

This food problem is getting important discuss and serious among us. We eat various foods every day, and foods always should be safe. Sometimes I see the package which shows "used genetically modified food" at super market and store. It is easy to see whether genetically modified food is used or not for consumers. I think it is good idea, but there are still a lot of food which genetically modified food is used. People don't know genetically modified food well, but it can be dangerous for our body and health even food production goes efficiently and a lot production. We should make safe food system and safe foods through connecting the food and agriculture organization and the World Health Organization.

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Saturday, February 09, 2008

Getting serious about global warming

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Industrialized countries need to reduce their greenhouse-gas emission by an average 5 percent from 1990 levels during the 2008-2012. Kyoto Protocol was agreed in 1997. This agreement is climate changing to reduce greenhouse-gas. 84 countries subscribed and 172 countries concluded this agreement. Japan must cut its greenhouse-gas emission 1990 baseline, gas absorption by forest, and emissions-quota purchases. The government also must consider the possibility that the cost of carrying out these things may become more expensive than expected- more than ¥1 trillion over the five years. The government needs to development to make effort to reduce missions. Also, it needs to carry out nationwide energy-saving campaigns that involve households, offices and retailers.

You have heard Global Warming many times and you have already known this is crucial problem. I think spreading the use of renewable energy sources is important idea from my class, environmental-energy, EAP2-CORE. Japan making concrete efforts and meaningful proposals to demonstrate to the world how serious it is about climate change issues. I really hope it affects lot countries and people should care more about environment such as to be family with environment. In July in this summer, Japan will host the summit of G8 and climate change is expected to top of agenda.
G8- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, United Kingdom, United State.

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