Source:Elaine Watson, GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 5/16/18


If the first wave of comments to its proposed rule on GMO labeling is anything to go by, USDA’s agricultural marketing service faces a daunting task as it seeks to nail down its national bioengineered food disclosure standard, with early feedback revealing significant disagreement over every issue from the interpretation of 'bioengineered,’ to the merits of the term itself. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, given how polarized this debate has become, the early comments (mostly from consumers and academics as industry stakeholders and other organizations are likely to submit comments closer to the July 3 deadline) reveal sharp divisions over the term 'bioengineered,’

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