German consumers get “No Genetic Engineering” label for food
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German consumers can now find out if their food has been genetically
modified. Minister of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Ilse Aigner,
recently
introduced a new “No Genetic Engineering” logo.
The green and white logo, which reads Ohne Gentechnik in German, will
guarantee that food has no trace of genetically engineered substances.
The primary application of the label is to identify foods, such as meat or
milk, derived from animals not fed GM feed.
Aigner said companies have had the option to use such a label since 2008,
but few companies have done so to date.
“Through the adoption of a universal logo, consumers’ freedom to choose
will be strengthened, and I hope that the label will be used actively,”
Aigner said.
A majority of Germans prefer not to buy GM food and consumer and
environmental organizations have welcomed the label. A poll conducted recently
by
forsa, the German polling firm, concludes that the new label would make sense
to 78% of all Germans.
“The new seal achieves clarity in the labeling jungle,” said genetic
engineering expert for Greenpeace Barbara Kamradt, adding that it will also
increase the value of these products.
(Source: The Local {Germany})
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