GM Foods to Be Sold in Europe; Foot Noteslondonjobs

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Byline: KATE GIBBS

The European Parliament has passed a law allowing GM foods to be sold in Europe. The changes require that food, food derivatives and animal feed containing more than 0.9 per cent genetically modified content are labelled.

Europeans will now be checking their food goods for the translation of "this product is produced from GMOs", possibly as soon as the autumn. This disappoints the Soil Association, which argues that it will be impossible for the public to be sure that they are buying products uncontaminated by GMOs, because food with less than 0.9 per cent GM does not have to be labelled. The Association adds that the best way to give UK consumers …