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It is mandatory in Australia and New Zealand to label GM foods since December 2001...this requirement was put in place by food ministers to assist consumers to purchase or avoid GM foods, depending on their own views and beliefs...GM foods and ingrediants (including food additives and processing aids from GM sources) MUST be identified with labels that say "genetically modified" if novel DNA and/or novel protein from an approved GM variety is present in the final food...and GM foodstuffs must be labelled if they have altered characteristics....http://www.gmfreeireland.org/press/G.......commenting on Irelands ban...the USA executive Director of the Non GMO Project...Megan Thompson said..." Ireland has taken a truly inspiring step towards ensuring consumers the right to choose non-gmo products. As more and more companies in the USA and Canada are looking for non GMO ingrediants, this is a very timely move, and we look forward to developing sourcing opportunities with GM-free producers in Ireland.
It is mandatory in Australia and New Zealand to label GM foods since December 2001...this requirement was put in place by food ministers to assist consumers to purchase or avoid GM foods, depending on their own views and beliefs...GM foods and ingrediants (including food additives and processing aids from GM sources) MUST be identified with labels that say "genetically modified" if novel DNA and/or novel protein from an approved GM variety is present in the final food...and GM foodstuffs must be labelled if they have altered characteristics....http://www.gmfreeireland.org/press/G.......commenting on Irelands ban...the USA executive Director of the Non GMO Project...Megan Thompson said..." Ireland has taken a truly inspiring step towards ensuring consumers the right to choose non-gmo products. As more and more companies in the USA and Canada are looking for non GMO ingrediants, this is a very timely move, and we look forward to developing sourcing opportunities with GM-free producers in Ireland.
Who cares about the land of oz or kiwi's? Or one of the almost bankrupt loser EU countries?
You still have a problem following an OP don't you?
I humbly suggest you go back and re-read the OP and the URL, it's not about the gmo labeling it's about
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That's because the initiative muddies the definition of a "natural" food.
Like I said plwhit....there is NO muddying of the water....maybe to YOU....not to me, nor to the many countries who have already done so.....most people WANT labelling, and even if it's for that reason alone....the people should be respected....the only one who's got a problem with "muddying the def of natural foods" is Monsanto....and possibly YOU.......Polls on GMO Labeling « Label Genetically Engineered Food
Like I said plwhit....there is NO muddying of the water....maybe to YOU....not to me, nor to the many countries who have already done so.....most people WANT labelling, and even if it's for that reason alone....the people should be respected....the only one who's got a problem with "muddying the def of natural foods" is Monsanto....and possibly YOU.......Polls on GMO Labeling « Label Genetically Engineered Food
Again, go back and reread (or read for the first time) what the uproar is about.
Nowhere in the article does it mention Monsanto as the entity doing the "muddying the def of natural foods".. Please post the appropriate paragraphs out of the article I posted in the OP where it says Monsanto is behind this "muddying the def of natural foods" and I'll apologize, otherwise it's nothing more than:
Once again someones hysteria and fear gets the better of them.....
Closing thread because it is no longer a productive conversation, has devolved into yet another argumentative GMO debate.
For anyone interested in the California initiative, the original text of the initiative submitted to the legislature can be found here. The initiative defines the proposed labeling and branding requirements, exemptions and tolerances/limits allowed, and enforcement protocols under Article 6.6 of the State's Health and Safety Code (the Sherman Food, Drug and Cosmetic's law).
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