The reason why GMO cotton was found in the first place is that the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has been experimenting with the development of a method to test for GMO cotton seeds. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), while trying to develop a method to test for genetically modified cotton seeds, discovered that between April 2010 and July 2012, cotton seeds imported from China contained genetically modified cotton seeds that had not been approved in Japan.

The share of GMO cotton in China was 90% in 2013.I believe that it has been implicitly understood by those who deal with raw materials of cotton that it is almost impossible to import "GMO-free cotton seeds" from China.

In response to the "positive" results (containing genetically modified organisms) for the wata seeds imported by four companies, a seed manufacturer that voluntarily examined its own products, stopped selling them, and recalled its products was available for a phone interview. This company still posts an "Apology and Notice.

Other than this company did not publish a notice on their website or at this time about the presence of genetically modified material.

In summary, he said, "I had been told that he was not genetically modified because he had purchased the seeds from an importer, but I was concerned and asked a laboratory to analyze them and they were positive. To be honest, I was surprised."

After that, for the next six months, we tried various means to find seeds of non-GMO cotton, but he told us, "We have given up looking for seeds of Western cotton that are not contaminated with GMOs, and are considering not selling them from next season's fall sowings of cotton seeds.

Both GMO and non-GMO cotton are actually grown in fields in almost the same region. In fact, they are sometimes grown in neighboring fields rather than in the same area.

To prevent them from interbreeding, they are not grown in isolation tens of kilometers away from each other. If this were done, fuel and labor would be required to move the harvesters and trucks.

It was only at the end of last year that it was discovered that the product had "first landed" in Japan, and in fact, it is reasonable to assume that the product had been imported and sold at home centers and other places before.

In this case, a check of the notices of each prefecture under the guidance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) revealed that only Miyagi Prefecture has issued a notice.

( to be continued )