CHOICE magazine says Australia’s food labelling laws for GM foods are too lax reigniting the debate over how foods containing GM ingredients should be labelled.

The use of nanotechnology is common in some top-selling cosmetics – but don’t expect to find anything about it on the label.

Ministers responsible for food issues in Australia and New Zealand will set up a panel to undertake a comprehensive, year-long examination of food labelling law and policy, which could include GM foods.

St Aiden’s Anglican Girls School assignment 3
Labelling of GM foods has produced some heated and passionate debate, but is there more at stake that just consumer choice?

Finding reliable information about products on the European market that contain nanomaterials is becoming increasingly difficult, according to a bunch of international experts. Is the controversy surrounding nanotech persuading manufacturers to remove any reference to nanomaterials from their products, and is the same happening in Australia? If so, I think such clandestine behaviour can only harm the nano debate.

Finding reliable information about products on the European market which currently contain nanomaterials is becoming increasingly difficult, according to high-level experts addressing a meeting of consumer groups from the EU and US.

Reuters: Farm and environment groups opposed to genetically modified wheat are countering a call from other farm organizations for biotech companies to commercially develop it.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) publication on the cirteria they use to assess each GM food for health and human safety. Contains basics of DNA, genes and gene technology.