Background of GMO management in Korea
1. Increasing the mount of GMO development in the world
- Global status of GMO Approval : 196 events in 24 crops (ISAAA, 2011)
2. Could not escape from GMO
- very low self-supply of crops in Korea (below 30%)
- Soybean ~5%, corn ~3%
3. Changes of consumer’s awareness on Food safety
- increase the claim of food safety by NGOs against GMO
- Increase the need of well-being and organic foods
4. Manage to Unapproved GMO
- GM rice, GM papaya, GM flax , GM maize
