BIOTECHNOLOGISCHE METHODEN IN DER JAPANISCHEN LEBENSMITTEL-INDUSTRIE

Abstract

Statistical data about food intake in Japan and the Japanese food industry exhibit significant differences as compared to Western countries. The introduction of biotechnological methods into the food-related industry in Japan is mediated mainly by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and by "research associations" which are composed of up to 50 companies. At present, such research associations are centered around the developmentof bioreactors and protein engineering techniques as applied to the food industry.