Mandatory Labelling for food products with GM ingredients
This entry has been selected as a finalist in the
GMO Risk or Rescue? Helping Consumers Decide competition.
My idea is to require that all food products that contain any level of GM ingredients to reflect that via a standardized icon, notation, etc. on the product label. (Similar to what is already done in Europe.)
About You
Section 1: About You
Section 2: About Your Organization
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Polis Inc
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Your idea
Name Your Project
Mandatory Labelling for food products with GM ingredients
Country your work focuses on
United States
What makes your approach innovative?
Currently there is no requirement to disclose the use of GM foods. This would change that.
Describe Your Idea
My idea is to require that all food products that contain any level of GM ingredients to reflect that via a standardized icon, notation, etc. on the product label. (Similar to what is already done in Europe.)
How will you sustain your solution?
governmental regulation
What will be the impact of your solution?
consumers will be able to make more informed choices about their consumption of GM products.
