Official ban on genetically engineered (GE) food imports and cultivation. | |||||||
Mandatory GE Food Labeling Laws | |||||||
37
| Mandatory labeling of nearly all GE foods and a labeling threshold of 0.9-1% GE content. Threshold refers to content per ingredient in each food item. | ||||||
10
| Mandatory labeling of many GE foods and a labeling threshold higher than 1% or undefined. This includes laws with a threshold of 1% for the entire food item. | ||||||
15
| Mandatory labeling of some GE foods, but with numerous exceptions and no labeling threshold defined; or a vague mandatory GE food labeling law that lacks implementation and enforcement provisions. | ||||||
No GE Food Labeling Law |
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Now an estimated 80 percent of processed food in the U.S. contains ingredients from crops altered in the lab to make them hardier, more resistant to disease and pests, and more tolerant of herbicides.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Center for Food Safety - GE Food Labeling Laws
Center for Food Safety - GE Food Labeling Laws
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