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Mandatory label information.
27 CFR § 16.21 - Mandatory label information.
The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard requires a mandatory label for genetically modified (GM) food.
Large food and biotech companies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars fighting a mandatory label, and those favoring labeling have logged hundreds of hours over the last month in meetings with senators and their aides.
But according to documents filed in Washington earlier this year and seen by the New York Times, the GMA wants the precise opposite; its board, according to the documents "has directed GMA staff to seek federal pre-emption with no mandatory label" (ie, a ban on compulsory labelling).
When campaigning in 2007, president Obama called for a mandatory label on genetically modified ingredients though has not addressed the issue since.
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He introduced the mandatory labeling bill.
He said mandatory labels would save lives.
FDA should also require mandatory labeling of genetically engineered food.
Today, 64 countries have mandatory labeling laws for GE food.
Mandatory labeling is justified if the overall societal benefit from labeling exceeds the cost.
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