There is a Food Labelling Review taking place in Australia at the moment and it's looking at GM food labelling. Many people want to be able to choose whether to buy it or not (for various reasons), and at what price. We have some GM labelling, but most GM ingredients slip through loopholes. Currently although up to 70% of processed food contains GM ingredients almost none legally require labelling.
You only have until 20th November to ask the Food Labelling Review Panel to LABEL ALL GM FOOD.
First published on GreensBlog
Monday, November 09, 2009
Labelling of GM ingredients in food
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Tim
not sure where you got the figure for 70% of processed food contains GM ingredients - which food and which ingredients? Are you talking about the stuff exempt from labelling such as oils or enzymes and other processing agents that don't end up in the final food product. Or are you talking about ingredients that should be labelled but someone is being illegal and not declaring the ingredient as GM on the label? You might be right, but I would be interested to know how the figure was established. Also your readers should probably know where to find the existing food labelling regulations - see web site of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) www.foodstandards.gov.au
If they select GM foods from the Quick links drop down menu - all the info is there
Jason Major
Gene and NanoTechnology Information Service
www.gntis.edu.au
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