GMA: SmartLabel will be "ubiquitous' and 'routine'

80% of packaged groceries will feature SmartLabel within five years, predicts GMA

By Elaine Watson

02-Dec-2015 Last updated on 08-May-2024 at 12:41 GMT

Within five years, four out of five food, beverage, pet care, personal care and household products will feature a SmartLabel – a QR code shoppers can scan with their phones instore, or access later via a tablet or desktop computer – the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has predicted.

FDA denies GMO labeling petition: What matters is the characteristics of the food itself, not the process by which it was made

23-Nov-2015

By Elaine Watson

The FDA has rejected a citizen’s petition calling for mandatory labeling of foods from genetically engineered crops, arguing that labels are not warranted unless there is a material difference in the safety or nutritional profile of the foods in question.

FDA seeks comments on use of the term ‘natural’ on food labels

10-Nov-2015

By Elaine Watson

Having studiously avoided this food labeling minefield for years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has surprised many in the trade by seeking comments on the definition of a word that has launched a thousand class action lawsuits (well almost):...

20% of snack, granola, energy bars feature non-GMO claims, reveals Label Insight

16-Sep-2015

By Elaine Watson

Data from Label Insight* shows that one in five (21%) snack, energy or granola bars in the US now makes a non-GMO claim of some kind – making it the leading category for non-GMO claims, compared with an average of 4.2% for all the grocery products in its...