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Big Food Wants GMO Products Labeled ‘All-Natural’
Products containing genetically modified (GMO) ingredients would be labelled “natural” under a plan proposed by a food and beverage industry trade association.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association has sent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a letter that states it will ask for a regulation that would allow the natural label on foods with genetically modified ingredients. The association represents some of the biggest food manufacturers in the United States.
A copy of the letter was leaked to The New York Times by the Environmental Working Group, an environmental organization. The FDA is reportedly working on voluntary guidelines for the labeling of foods with ingredients created through genetic engineering and biotechnology.
“It’s like they’re trying to get the government to say night is day and black is white,” the Working Group’s vice president, Scott Faber, told The Times. Faber’s organization wants products that contain GMO ingredients to be labelled as such.
Natural food battle heats up
It isn’t clear what action the FDA would take about the association’s request. An association spokesman said that nobody from his group was available for comment because of holiday travel.
Could Famine And Hunger Come To America?
The battle over natural foods and GMO ingredients is heating up and beginning to cost Big Food some big money.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2013/12/30/big-food-wants-gmo-products-labeled-all-natural/
