Articles Tagged with ''genetically engineered foods''

FSANZ Call for Comment on Use of GM-Derived Enzyme in Beer Production

March 10, 2023

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to allow the use of alpha-glucosidase—a permitted enzyme processing aid derived from a genetically modified (GM) source—for the brewing of beer.

EFSA Surveying Stakeholders on Biotechnologies in Microorganisms for Food and Feed

March 8, 2023

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is asking interested stakeholders to take a survey about the use of new genomic techniques for the production of genetically modified microorganisms intended for food and feed.

Japan Updates Labeling Rules for Genetically Modified Foods

July 8, 2022

Japan will enforce a new labeling protocol for genetically modified foods and products containing genetically modified ingredients in 2023.

New USDA Labeling for Genetically Modified Foods Goes into Effect

January 3, 2022

USDA has traded the term "GMO" for "bioengineered" and offered a loophole for meat and eggs.

USDA Extends Deregulation to Potato Variety Developed Using Genetic Engineering

April 26, 2021

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has extended deregulation to a potato variety that was developed using genetic engineering.

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Genetically Modified and Irradiated Food: Facts versus Fiction

Proven safe, technologies now must win over a wary public

Huub Lelieveld Veslemøy Andersen

April 15, 2021

To combat food insecurity and damage to crops by insect pests, genetic modification and food irradiation provide significant benefits.

Survey shows most Americans remain confused about GMOs

69% of consumers are not confident they know what GMOs are, and less than a third of Americans (32%) say they are comfortable with the use of GMOs in their food products.

October 9, 2018

GMO Answers, an initiative committed to responding to consumer questions about how their food is grown, released the findings of a new YouGov survey, finding that a majority of Americans aren't confident they definitely know what genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are.

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