Yesterday, the Center for Food Safety filed a legal petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking mandatory labeling for foods made from genetically engineered crops, a move long opposed by biotech companies.Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of the Center for Food Safety (CFS), stated that, "they should label the foods and let consumers know. This carte blanche they've been giving the industry is not acceptable." "There are novel ingredients in the food that have never been there before."
Kimbrell also stated that, "the legal action by CFS requires a formal response from the FDA and is the first step toward ultimately filing a lawsuit against the government agency to try to force labeling."
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Posted 10/5/2011
