Tag: labels
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US Bill Seeks to Block Mandatory GMO Food Labeling by States
from reuters.com: A Republican congressman from Kansas introduced legislation on Wednesday that would nullify efforts in multiple states to require labeling of genetically modified foods. The bill, dubbed the “Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act” was drafted by U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo from Kansas, and is aimed at overriding bills in roughly two dozen states…
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Farmers, Organic Retailers Debate Maryland GMO Labeling Bill
from fredericknewspost.com: Farming representatives and legislators debated Tuesday whether requiring manufacturers to label genetically modified food would empower consumers or scare them unnecessarily. The proposal’s sponsor, Sen. Karen Montgomery, said that while genetic modification is “not all evil,” shoppers have a right to information about the food in their shopping carts. Under her bill, all…
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From Daft Punk to Food Junk: FDA Taps Graphic Designer for Nutrition Facts Redo
from politico.com: The architect of the biggest change to nutrition labels in two decades is the founder of a pop culture and arts magazine that lists Daft Punk and David Bowie as contributors. He also once played a major role in a successful national advertising campaign that used disturbing images, like body bags and a…
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China Plans GMO Food Safety Tests, Logos
from ecns.cn: China is working on an evaluation system for genetically modified (GM) food in order to assess its impact on the environment and human health, a senior official said. Niu Dun, vice-minister of agriculture and a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee, said that because of public doubts being aired…
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Big Food Marketing ‘Facts Up Front’ Labels
from politico.com: The food industry appears poised to one-up the Obama administration with the launch of a national media blitz to promote its own nutrition labels on the front of food packages. The Grocery Manufacturers Association and the Food Marketing Institute, which represent the biggest food companies and retailers, will roll out a coordinated marketing…
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‘Natural’ vs ‘Organic’: How Food Labels Deceive
from abcnews.go.com: When strolling the supermarket aisles, do you know the difference between “natural” and “organic”? Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a food watchdog group, has been battling what he considers misleading or confusing labels — everything from “natural” to “whole grains” for decades. “The food industry…
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States Consider Labels for GMO Genetically Modified Foods
from webmd.com: A number of states are considering laws requiring labels on food products that contain genetically modified ingredients. The states are weighing such action because there is no federal regulation. Currently, only Connecticut and Maine have such laws, but they won’t take effect until other states implement their own rules. Bills to require labels…
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Too Many Sodas Contain Potential Carcinogen
from cnn.com: A chemical found in many sodas may be dangerous to your health, Consumer Reports says. And no, it’s not sugar (this time). The golden-brown color of many soft drinks comes with a dose of the chemical 4-methylimidazole, or 4-MeI. On U.S. product labels it appears simply as “caramel coloring.” Those who say the…
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‘Traffic light’ food labels changed buying habits, study finds
from latimes.com: Would you fill that 16-ounce cup with sugary soda if it had a red light on the dispenser? Or might you move to the faucet for water and its green light? Researchers tracked food and drink choices in a big Boston hospital and found that those “traffic light” signals influence choices, even for…
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Top 10 GE Labeling Stories of 2013
from foodfreedomgroup.com: 2013 has been an amazing year in the fight for GE labeling! We have seen the first passage of GE lableing laws on the state level, the introduction of legislation on the national level and the fight for GE labeling has come to the forefront of food issues here in the U.S. As…
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Big Food Wants to Call GMO Foods ‘Natural’
from grist.org: Is genetically engineered food natural? The Grocery Manufacturers Association, a trade group representing some of the world’s biggest food and food-related companies, including ConAgra Foods, Bayer CropScience, and the Coca-Cola Company, thinks so. And it’s pressing the Food and Drug Administration to see things its way… An Environmental Working Group rep told The…
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What An ‘#Organic’ Food Label Should Mean
from latimes.com: Mandatory GMO labeling of all food will continue to arouse passions on both sides of the issue. Though it may not satisfy all GMO-labeling advocates nor be welcomed by all leaders in the biotechnology industry, allowing a GMO-free organic label provides more choice in the marketplace and responds to the demands of millions…
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Connecticut introduces first GMO labeling law in US
from RT.com: The governor of Connecticut hosted a ceremonial signing outside an organic restaurant in the city of Fairfield on Wednesday to commemorate the state’s passing of what could be the first GMO labeling law of its type in the United States. Voters in Connecticut decided back in June to approve a bill requiring that…
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Paula Deen to GMO Labeling: 11 Controversial Food Screwups Of 2013
from huffingtonpost.com: 2013 was a big year for controversies in the food world — from food safety scares that affected multiple continents to the complete decline of an empire for one of the country’s most popular celebrity chefs…
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What’s The Most Important Thing Food Labels Should Tell Us?
from npr.org: Food labels have become battlegrounds. Just last week, voters in Washington state narrowly defeated a measure that would have required food manufacturers to reveal whether their products contain genetically modified ingredients. Supporters of the initiative — and similar proposals in other states — say that consumers have a right to know what they’re…