The application seeks approval for importing, processing, and using the GM soybean in food and feed, though it does not cover cultivation in the UK.
Gihyeon Park, Skretting Japan’s General Manager, states that obtaining ASC Feed Certification aligns with the company’s purpose of “Feeding the Future” sustainably and responsibly.
The new regulations are a culmination of negotiations that started in 2003 when South Korea instituted the ban after the discovery of the first BSE case in the United States.