Changes in Food Consumption and Policy Responses

Abstract

At the time of enactment of the new basic law, environmental issues were attracting attention worldwide. The Basic Environment Act was enacted in Japan the year after the 1992 Earth Summit. The promotion of such environmental policies has encouraged consumers to participate in the debate over the multifaceted functions of agriculture. On the other hand, food safety problems have also occurred frequently due to externalization of food. The keywords of these twenty years are environmental and safety issues.