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Mar 28, 2014 · Private, voluntary labels like “GMO-Free” are all well and good, but can such tactics be a stand-in for mandatory labeling of GMO foods? The answer, quite simply, is a resounding no. It’s not because voluntary labeling is inherently bad, but rather because they accomplish two very different things—it’s comparing apples to oranges.
This guidance addresses the voluntary labeling of plant-derived foods with information concerning whether the food was or was not produced using genetic engineering.
The most prevalent voluntary label that firms use to communicate that their products are non-GE is the “Non-GMO Project Verified” label. Non-GMO Project Verified products must meet a threshold of no more than about 0.9 percent GE content, by weight, which is similar to the EU’s threshold for mandatory labeling of processed foods made with ...
Jan 19, 2022 · To reconcile the diverging views that scientists and consumers have on GMOs, policymakers all over the world adopt either a voluntary or a mandatory GMO labeling policy. In a voluntary labeling regime, food producers who make non-GM products disclose such information through a “non-GMO” label.
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Genetically modified organisms are commonplace, and are already present in many of the foods we eat — often, though not exclusively, in the form of genetically modified corn, soy, sugar beet, and canola oil. But as ubiquitous as they are, they’re shrouded in mystery. Across most of the United States, foods made with GMO ingredients don’t bear label...
You might expect a company that creates GMO-based products would want the issue of labeling to disappear. We don’t. In fact, we support mandatory labeling of allGMO products. Mandatory labeling is good for consumers because it will help them be fully informed and less confused when they consider buying GMO products. It is also better for the world,...
Vermont’s labeling law — by all accounts clear and simple in application — was a good start. It was my hope that it would be extended across the United States as part of a 2016 federal law, the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (which is part of Public Law 114-214). That federal law — effective this year — mandates disclosure of certa...
The new rule doesn’t help anybody. It does little to clear up the confusion that already exists and creates a mixed standard in which some GMO-based products are labeled and some are not. This is even more confusing than not labeling at all. Consumers deserve clear, consistent labeling that tells them what they want to know when shopping for food: ...
Jan 12, 2022 · Therefore, any food that contains genetic material that has been modified through in vitro rDNA techniques and for which the modification could not otherwise be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature, is required to disclose that information on its label.
In the ongoing debate about whether or not genetically modified foods should be labeled, some maintain that consumers should have the right to know all about what’s in their food. Others insist there’s no evidence that such foods harm health and that labeling isn’t necessary. The controversy about GMOs, or genetically modified organisms ...
