At the CODEX meetings in Berlin, Monsanto attempted to convince committee members that genetically-engineered foods should be classified as “biofortified”, which would greatly mislead and confuse consumers.
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At the CODEX meetings in Berlin, Monsanto attempted to convince committee members that genetically-engineered foods should be classified as “biofortified”, which would greatly mislead and confuse consumers.
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Led by Jeff Merkley (D-OR), eleven U.S. senators have called for on-packaging GMO labels and that QR codes should not be used as a replacement until there is widespread internet access across the country.
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U.S. Congress recently appropriated $3 million to fund the Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach Initiative, which will promote the “safety and benefits of crop biotechnology.”
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Europe’s top court ruled that Italy’s 2015 ban on GMO-cultivation was unlawful. The ruling appears to be ceremonial since new EU rules give member states the ability to opt out of allowing cultivation.
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Conventional dairy farmers have launched a “Peel Back the Label” campaign, which intends to combat “Non-GMO” and other labeling claims.
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Leading Democrats in Washington are not only pushing the USDA for a tough GMO-labeling rule, but they are urging the agency to meet the July 28, 2018 deadline.
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A very good recap from the American Conference Institute food law and regulation forum in Chicago, where things such as “bioengineered” definitions and GMO-labeling laws were debated.
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Big Chemical still holds tremendous influence in Canada, as politicians overwhelmingly rejected mandatory GMO-labeling by a measure of 216 to 67.
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With Mark Bittman, Michael Pollan and other food advocates calling GMO-labeling “parochial”, The Ecologist’s Jonathan Latham takes them to task. And rightly so.
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As part of the new federal GMO-labeling law, a technological study must be completed by July. However, the USDA is rumored to be having trouble securing funds for the study, potentially putting the new law in jeopardy. If this law does get scrapped, I won’t be shedding a tear. This legislation is a disaster. Read my take on it HERE.
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Japan is looking to tighten its GMO-labeling laws, which currently have a threshold of 5%. The EU and Non-GMO Project both use a threshold of 0.9%.
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Due to the fact that the DARK Act recently passed, The State of Vermont, the Grocery Manufacturers Association and others food groups have agreed to dismiss a federal lawsuit challenging Vermont’s law which would have required GMOs to be labeled. Unfortunately for consumers, the federal law overrides the state law.
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One politician has taken a stand that this GMO-labeling bill that President Obama signed is unfair to consumers. He wants it repealed.
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Is anyone at all surprised? A new study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers University says that it is highly unlikely that consumers will use QR codes to determine if a product contains GMOs.
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With the DARK Act passing, the Organic Consumers Association has already started a boycott of any company using a QR code and 500,000 people have already signed-on.
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Love this guy! Vern Buchanan, a Republican U.S. representative from Florida, has called out President Obama to veto this horrible GMO-labeling, saying it was a “sham” and “meaningless.
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A Greener World has introduced a new Non-GMO label to the market.
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