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GM food labelling loophole exposed
7 Feb 2002
More genetically modified food is expected to be reaching supermarket shelves without consumers even knowing it according to the nation's food safety watchdog, ANZFA.
A loophole in new labelling laws introduced in December mean that food products have to be labelled as containing genetically modified food only where the changes are evident in the final product for sale. In some processing, such as distilling canola oil from canola, the DNA is destroyed meaning the genetic modification is not evident in the final product and escapes the labelling requirement.
So far only genetically altered cotton and carnations have passed the necessary regulatory hurdles for commercial production.
‘GM food slips through loophole’, The Australian, 07/02/02
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