date:Nov 24, 2015
FDA on Thursday issued final guidance on voluntarily labeling whether foods derive from genetically engineered (GE) plants.
The development marks an express acknowledgment by FDA that at least a portion of the U.S. population is in favor of knowing whether food comes from bioengineered material.
We recognize that some consumers are interested in knowing whether food ingredients are derived from GE sources, said Susan Mayne, Ph.D., director of FDAs Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition,