Food Safety in Modern Japan

Jussaume, Raymond A.; Hisano, Shuji; Taniguchi, Yoshimitsu

doi:10.1080/09386491.2001.11826873

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“…The audit stage may be followed by certification activities [15,16], which indicate directly to the consumer the fact that the food is safe. In spite of the fact that the increase of consumer awareness in the field of general food safety is observed around the world [28][29][30] it should be stated that in Poland, consumers are not aware of the existence, role and functioning of veterinary control of animal foodstuffs, regardless of its high efficiency.…”

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Assessment of the sanitary status of enterprises processing food of animal origin, based on the results of the Polish Veterinary Inspection supervision

Felsmann

Szarek

Dzikowski

et al. 2020

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Background: With regard to its' proprieties, the food of animal origin is subject to special supervision of the Polish veterinary inspection. The acquisition of such products requires strict observation of legal norms. This paper focuses on the sanitary state of slaughterhouses and butcheries, with regard to the public health supervision held by the veterinary inspection institutions. Material and methods: The numerical data subjected to the present research reveal its activity in the years 2005-2016, and divided into two sub-terms, each covering the period of six years (report no. RRW-5). Statistical analysis was performed to compare the statistical trends (number of given administrative decisions, both warning, and forbidding) between the number of supervised and controlled public health establishments. Results and conclusions: The veterinary and public health inspection applies administrative tools that were adequate to analyze the public health dangers affecting the consumers. As a result of this, the inspection extorted the improvement of sanitary state or it eliminated the incorrect abattoirs from the market. In the light of conducted analysis, the national institutions of sanitation responsible for the assessment of processing foodstuffs of animal origin can be rated positively, with regards to its proper supervision. Results and observations of the sanitary condition of processing food of animal origin were described in the scope of worldwide tendencies in veterinary and public health supervision of food safety. It is advisable to compare the results obtained in this paper with the assessment of the final product offered for consumption to the end consumer.

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Assessment of the sanitary status of enterprises processing food of animal origin, based on the results of the Polish Veterinary Inspection supervision

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Dzikowski

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“…Another outbreak of Minamata disease took place in Niigata Prefecture in 1965, again caused by mercury discharge, and again industry hindered the process of identification and treatment: current estimates of both outbreaks indicate 2,002 dead out of 2,995 total victims (Japan Times 21 February 2006). Other scandals include the Morinaga milk incident in 1955, when 138 babies were killed due to arsenic contamination of milk, and the Kanemi rice oil incident in 1968, which led to 1,900 recognised cases of poisoning (Jussaume et al 1999). More recently, the Snow Brand Milk incident in 2000 poisoned 14,780 people due to a bacterial contamination in processed milk which was covered-up by company officials.…”

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Dodgy dumplings and lethal liver: risk, food terrorism, and Sino–Japanese relations

O’Shea

2015

The Pacific Review

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The nature of food risk in Japan has undergone a qualitative change in recent years. This article synthesises insights from psychology, economics, and political science into an interdisciplinary risk approach to show how international relations impact consumer decisions in Japan by outlining how food risks are constructed and framed within existing narrative frameworks. To this end, the article employs two case studies: the gyoza incident in 2008, when poisoned dumplings imported from China caused ten people to fall ill, and contaminated beef incident in 2011, in which five people died and dozens more were hospitalised after consuming raw beef tainted due to industrial negligence. These cases are analysed in the context of Japan's low rate of food self-sufficiency, deteriorating Sino-Japanese relations and the 'China threat theory', and perceptions of food safety. The article shows how, despite suffering recent major domestic food contamination incidents and lethal domestic food terrorism, Japanese food is perceived as safe and healthy whereas imported food, and especially Chinese food, is perceived as dangerous and unhealthy. This is exemplified in the domestic response to the two cases: the gyoza incident led to a national outcry, mass hysteria, and calls for a ban on Chinese food imports. Conversely, the raw beef contamination incident À the deadliest case of food contamination in Japan since the 1990s À saw a far more mixed response, as industry, media, and consumers called for the government to allow individuals to take on self-responsibility to mediate their own risks regarding (domestically produced Japanese) food. The article concludes by pointing out that, while behavioural sciences can tell us important things about risk, the political and international context must also be considered.

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“…To summarize: existing studies suggest in comparative terms that consumers in Japan tend to exhibit a more cautious stance towards genetically modified food than consumers in the other countries studied, and that these attitudes are shaped in part by respondents' individual attributes, such as their household situation, whether they have children, their income, and other socio-economic variables. At the same time, it is important to note that these types of concerns, particularly with regard to genetically modified foods, are strongly influenced by the activities of consumer and environmental movements which have mobilized people to generate societal debates about genetically modified foods (Jussaume et al 2001). These studies suggest that Japanese consumers may take a more cautious approach to gene editing technologies (or cisgenics) than consumers in other countries.…”

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Social Acceptability of Cisgenic Plants: Public Perception, Consumer Preferences, and Legal Regulation

Dayé

Spök

Allan

et al. 2023

Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences

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Part of the rationale behind the introduction of the term cisgenesis was the expectation that due to the “more natural” character of the genetic modification, cisgenic plants would be socially more acceptable than transgenic ones. This chapter assesses whether this expectation was justified. It thereby addresses three arenas of social acceptability: public perception, consumer preferences, and legal regulation. Discussing and comparing recent studies from four geographical areas across the globe—Europe, North America, Japan, and Australia and New Zealand—the chapter shows that the expectation was justified, and that cisgenic plants are treated as being more acceptable than other forms of genetic modification. Yet, there are considerable differences across the three arenas of social acceptability. In Australia, Canada, and the United States of America, the legal regulation of cisgenic plants is less restrictive than in Europe, Japan, and New Zealand. Also, the public perceptions are rather diverse across these countries, as are the factors that are deemed most influential in informing public opinion and consumer decisions. While people in North America appear to be most interested in individual benefits of the products (improved quality, health aspects), Europeans are more likely to accept cisgenic plants and derived products if they have a proven environmental benefit. In New Zealand, in contrast, the potential impact of cisgenic plants on other, more or less related markets, like meat export and tourism, is heavily debated. We conclude with some remarks about a possible new arrangement between science and policy that may come about with a new, or homogenized, international regulatory regime.

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Food Safety in Modern Japan

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

Assessment of the sanitary status of enterprises processing food of animal origin, based on the results of the Polish Veterinary Inspection supervision

Assessment of the sanitary status of enterprises processing food of animal origin, based on the results of the Polish Veterinary Inspection supervision

Dodgy dumplings and lethal liver: risk, food terrorism, and Sino–Japanese relations

Social Acceptability of Cisgenic Plants: Public Perception, Consumer Preferences, and Legal Regulation

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