由于许多日本公司热衷购买美国玉米,因此日本农林水产省在2003年4月份推出一项新的饲料粮进口法规,这项新法规规定,日本农林水产省将允许进口饲粮中未经批准的转基因含量达到1%,即承认了饲料粮在生产或运输过程中可能会意外受到污染。新的法规将为日本谷物进口商开启新的道路, As many Japanese companies are keen to buy American corn, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries introduced a new feed grain import regulation in April 2003 that stipulates that Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will allow the import of unapproved GM A content of 1% means that feed grains may be accidentally contaminated during production or transport. The new regulations will open a new path for Japanese grain importers,