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FDA's GMO Labels Ridiculed
Earth Island Journal
June 22, 2001
US -- The Food and Drug Administration's decision not to require the
Labeling of genetically engineered (GE) food has alarmed food safety
watchdogs. "These rules, if they can be called that, are not nearly as tough
as those for food additives," Food First Co-Director Peter Rosset says. The
FDA's decision ignores the pleas of family farmers, consumer groups and
green organizations. It also ignores the recommendations of the
Biotechnology Consultative Forum, an independent global panel of experts
that has called for mandatory labeling of GE food. Food First Co-director
Anuradha Mittal [http://www.foodfirst.org] called the rules "a security
blanket to the biotech industry at the expense of public health." Adding
insult to injury, any company that wishes to label its product as "GE-Free"
must pay for costly testing, certification, and extra labeling costs.
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