Final report of Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy

The panel conducting the Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy has presented its report to Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing.

Food Labelling Review Dept of Health and Ageing

Note TechNyou:

Based on the following extract re: GM foods, I expect the eruption of some lively debate:

“On the vexed question of genetically modified foods, the Panel assessed the various exemptions from genetic modification labelling in line with its principles and the relevant scientific evidence. The Panel endorses the exemption of foods or ingredients that have no altered characteristics or no detectable novel deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or protein; endorses the present exemption for adventitious presence but recommends follow-up and monitoring of any adventitious event.”