Dive Summary:
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a non-GMO label for meat and liquid egg products, marking the agency's first approval of a non-GMO label claim.
- The label verifies certification by the Non-GMO Project, reading that the product is from animals that were not fed anything containing genetically-modified ingredients including alfalfa, corn and soy.
- Several states nationwide have introduced legislation that would require GMO foods to be labeled, though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration upholds its stance that those foods are as safe as conventional foods.
From the article:
... In a statement to the newspaper, Catherine Cochran, a USDA spokeswoman with the agency's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), said FSIS "allows companies to demonstrate on their labels that they meet a third-party certifying organization's standards, provided that the third-party organization and the company can show that the claims are truthful, accurate and not misleading." ...
