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Bid to ban potentially misleading non-GMO, other ‘free from’ labels rejected by European Parliament
An Italian member of the European Parliament has had a motion to ban certain free-from claims on the grounds they ...
Anti-GMO group plans to sue New Zealand food safety regulator over Golden Rice approval
Campaign group GE-Free New Zealand is considering taking legal action against regulator Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and the ...
Anti-GMO group Moms Across America attacks food brands over trace parts per billion of glyphosate
[G]lyphosate [is] in the spotlight again as anti-GMO activist group Moms Across America released test results suggesting trace levels of ...
European consumers think non-GMO, other ‘free-from’ labeled foods are healthier
Free-from labelled foods seem healthier, with GM-free and palm oil-free labels having the strongest effect, according to a study of ...
GMO label doesn’t deter European companies’ interest in new soybean oil with less saturated fat
DuPont Pioneer's soybean oil Plenish has been approved for the EU and, despite having to label on pack it as ...
New Zealand anti-GMO group challenges recommended approval of Golden Rice to fight vitamin-A deficiency in Asia
Campaign group GE Free NZ wants regulator Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to review its draft approval for Golden ...
Australia, New Zealand approve purchasing of GMO Golden Rice to tackle vitamin-A deficiency in Asia
Products containing traces of golden rice, which is genetically modified to produce beta-carotene, should be able to be sold in ...
Milk without cows: Commercialization of synthetic dairy products in the works
Berkeley-based Perfect Day – which is creating ‘vegan’ dairy proteins without cows – is in talks with food industry partners ...
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Dannon alleging consumers misled by ‘all-natural’ dairy products from cows fed GMOs
A judge has granted Dannon’s motion to dismiss a high-profile false advertising lawsuit alleging shoppers were misled by its ‘all-natural’ ...
EU reauthorizes glyphosate herbicide-resistant GMO sugar beets for import, but not cultivation
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) scientists have cleared a genetically modified sugar beet developed by Monsanto and KWS for reauthorisation ...
How will the EU regulate new crop breeding techniques like CRISPR?
Developments in genetic coding techniques open the doorway to crops that produce higher yields or have positive characteristics, such as ...
India should allow GMOs to boost lagging soybean yields, US says
“For India to increase production, it should allow the use of innovative technologies, including GMOs,” said Scott Sindelar [the agriculture ...
‘No GMOs, No Worries’? Milk producers ‘Peel back the label’ campaign challenges anti-science marketing
"Rampant fear-based food marketing" – most notably from brands touting their non-GMO credentials - is damaging consumer trust and “jeopardizing the ...
Judge tosses suit claiming Quaker Oats misled customers because its 100% natural cereals contain glyphosate
A federal judge has tossed a high-profile lawsuit accusing Quaker Oats of misleading shoppers with 100% natural claims on products ...
5 ways the food industry can earn consumer trust for gene-edited foods
[Editor's note: Charlie Arnot is CEO of the Center for Food Integrity.] Trust research from The Center for Food Integrity ...
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 ...
