抄録
In September 2021, the application for genome-edited red sea bream was accepted as a food sanitation concept, making possible sale and distribute of red sea bream in the marketplace. A month later, genome-application for tiger pufferfish (Torafugu) was accepted. In Japan (as far as we know in the world), it was the first commercial application of genome editing technology for animals, marine products, and aquaculture species. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare held five public online conferences in 2021 as social hearing activities discussing the practical application of genome-edited fish. At the meetings, there was discussion dealing with the breeding line of farmed fish having a genetic composition close to that of natural fish, how the genome edited fish are created, and when the food safety of genome edited fish should be confirmed. In addition, the concept of handling and labeling progeny hybrids of genome-edited fish was discussed.
