USDA Allows GMO-Free Meat Labeling

0

For the first time, the US Department of Agriculture has approved a label claim for meat and liquid egg products certifying that the animal sources never ate genetically modified (GMO) feed. The claim can appear on prod-ucts certified by a third-party organization, the Non-GMO Project. In allowing the label-ing, the USDA said this did not signal any new policy regard-ing non-genetically engineered or non-GMO products. Rather, the approval follows the USDAs policy of allowing companies to demonstrate on their labels that they meet a third-party certifying organi-zations standards. Still to be worked out is how the non-GMO labeling will fit with the existing grass fed label claim, which allows animals to be fed alfalfa-a possible GMO feed.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here