Genetically modified food: Warning labels for safe stuff

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Go on, bet the farm Fly Title:  Genetically modified food Rubric:  One way or another, labelling of GM food may be coming to America Location:  SEATTLE BALLARD, an up-and-coming neighbourhood in north-west Seattle, was once populated by hard-drinking Norwegian fishermen. Today it is home to a more refined set. “I love pea hummus,” purrs a diner at the Golden Beetle, a local organic restaurant, as a streetcar glides pleasantly past outside. Other customers dig into herbed falafel and (delectable) black-walnut baklava. Seattle’s diners are a savvy lot, says Maria Hines, the restaurant’s owner. That may be why Washington state has become the latest target for partisans in America’s food-labelling war. Initiative 522, a measure currently before voters (and strongly backed by Ms Hines), would require most foodstuffs sold in retail outlets to bear a conspicuous label if they contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients. The rule would come into force in July 2015 ...
Source: Biotechnology - Category: Biotechnology Source Type: news