who would help financially to get the labels correct

Expert response from Scott Kohne

NAFTA Market Acceptance Manager, Seeds & Traits Unit, BBASF

Friday, 18/12/2015 13:17

If your question is referring to the labeling of genetically modified (GM) food products, the current US government guidance is the same for any type of food (organic, conventional or GM) labeling. The FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition recently released its Guidance for Industry: Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Foods Have or Have Not Been Derived from Genetically Engineered Plants. 

Manufacturers (the group responsible for labeling their food product) often voluntarily provide information on their labels beyond the information required by the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) or FDA regulations. Their reasons for doing so may have to do with marketing or providing information of specific interest to their customers. FDA guidance addresses the voluntary labeling of plant-derived foods with information concerning whether the food was or was not produced using genetic engineering. FDA is providing this guidance to assist food and feed manufacturers that wish to voluntarily label their plant-derived food products or ingredients (for humans and/or animals) as having been made with or without genetic engineering. FDA’s main concern within the context of this guidance is that such voluntary labeling be truthful and not misleading.

Expert response from Scott Kohne

NAFTA Market Acceptance Manager, Seeds & Traits Unit, BBASF

Friday, 18/12/2015 13:17

If your question is referring to the labeling of genetically modified (GM) food products, the current US government guidance is the same for any type of food (organic, conventional or GM) labeling. The FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition recently released its Guidance for Industry: Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Foods Have or Have Not Been Derived from Genetically Engineered Plants. 

Manufacturers (the group responsible for labeling their food product) often voluntarily provide information on their labels beyond the information required by the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) or FDA regulations. Their reasons for doing so may have to do with marketing or providing information of specific interest to their customers. FDA guidance addresses the voluntary labeling of plant-derived foods with information concerning whether the food was or was not produced using genetic engineering. FDA is providing this guidance to assist food and feed manufacturers that wish to voluntarily label their plant-derived food products or ingredients (for humans and/or animals) as having been made with or without genetic engineering. FDA’s main concern within the context of this guidance is that such voluntary labeling be truthful and not misleading.