Ukraine Requires Mandatory Labeling of GM Foods
January 15, 2010| |
The Ukrainian Parliament, Verkhovna Rada, has adopted new laws requiring the mandatory labeling of all products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Before the laws, only products which contained more than 0.9 percent required labeling. According to a report by the Kyiv Post, based on the new laws' provisions, all food products in circulation in Ukraine must contain information on the presence or absence of GMO ingredients, as reflected on labels with the inscriptions "With GMOs" or "Without GMOs" respectively.
According to the Post, 375 MPs out of the 435 registered in the session hall voted for the bill amending the laws on "safety and quality of food products" and "the protection of consumers' rights."
For more information read http://www.bsba.ag/BSBA/NewsRo/Entries/2009/12/23_Ukraine_adopts_two_new_Laws_on_regulation_of_
GMO_turnover.html and http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/55332/
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