Digital GMO disclosure faces significant but manageable challenges, USDA study

11-Sep-2017 Last updated on 29-Sep-2017 at 22:35 GMT

Food and beverage manufacturers must work with the government and other stakeholders to overcome significant, but not insurmountable, challenges if they want to use QR codes or other digital technology to convey when products include genetically modified ingredients, according to research released earlier this month by the US Department of Agriculture.

Could the biotech disclosure law help shift perception of GMOs from good vs evil to simply a choice?

04-May-2017

By Elizabeth Crawford

In many ways, the conversation about GMOs has been a debate about good versus evil, but ingredient supplier Cargill wants to shift the discussion to one simply about choice – a goal that one executive says can only be achieved if manufacturers and...

Campbell Soup Co.’s GMO disclosure could serve as model for national label

02-Mar-2017

By Elizabeth Crawford

Drawing on extensive consumer research, The Campbell Soup Co.’s GMO disclosure labels on packs and online could serve as a model for USDA in crafting the mandatory national bioengineering label standard and other companies looking for solutions.

Are ‘GMO-free’ (as opposed to ‘non-GMO’) claims legally defensible?

03-Aug-2016

By Elaine Watson

As the Non-GMO Project states on its website, ‘GMO-free’ claims are “not legally or scientifically defensible due to limitations of testing methodology" coupled with cross-contamination risks. In future, however, that could change as testing methods...