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USDA plans to publish draft of proposed federal GMO labeling rule this fall
USDA will publish a draft of its proposed federal GMO labeling rule in the fall of this year (which will ...
Mandatory GMO labeling of foods overwhelmingly defeated in Canadian Parliament
Members of the Canadian Parliament voted against approving mandatory labeling of genetically modified [GMO] foods in a vote in the ...
Canadian parliament voting on mandatory GMO food label
Members of the Canadian Parliament will decide whether to approve mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods in a vote in ...
Campbell’s Soup works with federal agencies to craft national GMO label
Drawing on extensive consumer research, The Campbell Soup Co.'s GMO disclosure labels on packs and online could serve as a ...
USDA, FDA proposals on gene editing aimed at ‘modernizing biotech regulations’
Editor's note: This story discusses proposed plans for new regulations for gene-edited plants and animals by the FDA and the USDA ...
Consumer groups push Japanese officials to impose stricter GMO labeling laws
Reports from Japan suggest officials are weighing up imposing stricter rules for the mandatory labelling of food items containing genetically ...
Dannon sued for labeling yogurt made from milk from GMO fed cows as ‘all natural’
Has the FDA’s probe into ‘natural’ claims on food labels put a stop to the tidal wave of false advertising lawsuits ...
National Organic Standards Board wants USDA to exclude new gene-editing techniques
To protect organic crops and products form the “incursion” of rapidly developing genetic engineering, the National Organic Standards Board voted ...
Genetic mutation discovered in barley that increases salinity tolerance
Researchers looking to identify the genetic controls of salt tolerance in crops located a specific point on a chromosome (2H) ...
Will consumers embrace ‘animal-free’ milk produced using genetically engineered yeast?
Perfect Day, a new ‘animal-free’ milk scheduled to launch at the end of next year, contains all the same components ...
‘Non-GMO’ claims legally risky for food manufacturers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. ‘Fat-free,’. . .‘gluten-free’ ...
Can’t have it both ways: European consumers want affordable food without glyphosate
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The European Crop Protection ...
With no clear legal definition, non-GMO claims legal minefield for food marketers
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. An order from a ...
Vermont may use ‘bounty hunters’ to enforce GMO labeling law
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Private litigants, or so-called ...
European Parliment votes in favor of reauthorizing glyphosate but limits approval for 7 years
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The European Parliament has ...
Sen. Merkley’s mandatory GMO labeling bill backed by Campbell Soup unlikely to pass
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . .Senator Jeff ...
How will consumers react to products labeled GMO, eco-friendly?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. According to the the ...
Vermont authorizes NSF International, Non GMO Project to verify GMO-free claims
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. There will be two ...
Can next generation GMOs be rebranded as ‘green?’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Growing consumer concern about ...
Dizzying definitions: Consumers tell FDA what ‘natural’ food means to them
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The FDA will have ...
Non-GMO Project objects to competition, opposes federal voluntary labeling standard
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. While supporters of Rep ...
Kashi pays $3.99m to settle suit claiming it misleading labeled food ‘all natural’
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. A federal judge in ...
Synbio flavors are natural, sustainable and GMO free but won’t get Non-GMO stamp
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Synthetic biology will become ...
Chipotle’s anti-GMO claims sow legal minefield for companies advertising themselves as non GMO
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Chipotle says it will ...
In debate over organic or conventional, is there third way to feed growing, warming world?
Proponents of organic agriculture say it leads to better soil management, uses fewer pesticides and fertilisers, and is a better ...
Local food to eclipse organic, as consumers begin to doubt definition
New consumers continue to enter the organic category for the first time, but the health halo cast by the US ...
Consumers easily mislead by false, scientific-looking info about food
Trivial scientific information presented in packaging in the form of graphs or formulas can lead consumers to believe a product ...
How anti-GMO groups twist food company stances on GMOs
When it comes to reporting the position of some of the world’s biggest food companies on genetically engineered foods, Friends ...