A pesar de la reticencia de varios Estados Miembro y del propio Parlamento Europeo, el informe positivo de la EFSA ha dado luz verde a la Comisión Europea para aprobar estos alimentos con ADN alterado. La Comisión Europea, el máximo órgano ejecutivo comunitario, acaba de aprobar el uso de 9 nuevos Organismos Modificados Genéticamente (GMO […]
On July 29, President Barack Obama signed a bill amending the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national disclosure standard for bioengineered foods. While the new law establishes the framework for the labeling of food products containing bioengineered or genetically modified organism (GMO) ingredients, the secretary will […]
A new law that requires food makers to label the packaging of any products that contain genetically modified ingredients has small and midsized manufacturers facing some big decisions. Should they try to provide the information on the label itself or invest in the technology to add scannable codes? Should they change their ingredients to steer […]
