No oversight of GM foods by FDA

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Daniela
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Karma Allen of CNBC points out that if you want to know if a product is genetically modified – don’t ask the FDA:

Last year $2.4 billion worth of products were sold with a label saying they do not contain ingredients from genetically modified organisms, but the claim wasn’t backed by any government regulatory agency.

Instead, it came from the Non-GMO Project, a nonprofit organization that offers third-party verification that food products are not genetically modified.

Natural food retailers started the Non-GMO Project, according to [Megan] Westgate [Executive Director of the Non-GMO Project].

“They were getting a lot of questions from shoppers about how to avoid GMOs. It became clear that in the absence of mandatory labeling we needed to have a third-party verification system,” she said.

Since 2008 the organization has supplied a verification mark for products that have undergone its review process. More than 500 brands carry the Non-GMO seal.

The process of earning the label is rigorous, and ongoing testing is required for all ingredients that are at high risk of GMO contamination, Westgate said.

 

 

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2 responses to “No oversight of GM foods by FDA”

  1. Edwin Avatar
    Edwin

    what are the health risks of GMO Papaya’s? I love papayas.

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    1. Daniela Avatar
      Daniela

      I don’t know what the health risks are. My impression from everything I’ve read is that it’s hard to get any data that is not produced by the industry itself due to the patents they hold. I try as much as possible to shop at my local healthfood store.

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