Germany to Update Labeling Regulations
January 18, 2008| |
The German Grand Coalition plans on a more precise regulation for food labeling in the country. Under the planned regulation, additives and stabilizers produced through biotechnology can be added to products labeled as “gene technology-free”, provided that these compounds are approved by the EU-Eco-Regulation and no non-GM produced alternatives are available. The criteria would be valid for feed supplements like vitamins, enzymes and amino acids, especially lysine, usually produced by genetically modified microorganisms. A public hearing on the planned regulation has been scheduled by the parliamentary committee for nutrition, agriculture and consumer protection.
Read more at http://www.gmo-compass.org/eng/news/323.docu.html Further information on the planned regulation is available (in German) at http://www.bundestag.de/ausschuesse/a10/anhoerungen/a10_64/index.html
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