TY - CHAP
T1 - Lessons from EU voluntary Labelling Schemes for GM-Free Processed Food Products
AU - Venus, T.J.
AU - Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas
AU - Wesseler, J.H.H.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In the European Union, a mandatory GMO labeling law for food and feed products that contain more than 0.9 % EU-approved GMOs has been in place since the early 2000s. This law does not include animal products derived from animals that were fed with GM feed. To enable consumers to also choose animal products derived from animals that were fed with non-GM feed only, some EU Member States have chosen to adopt national GM-free schemes. The labeling scheme in the EU results in three potential product categories: products labeled as GM following the mandatory labeling standard; products labeled as GM-free, following voluntary labeling standards; and non-labeled food products. In this chapter, we provide a short overview how the volunary GM-free standard for animal products in the European Union evolved since the introduction of GM foods.
AB - In the European Union, a mandatory GMO labeling law for food and feed products that contain more than 0.9 % EU-approved GMOs has been in place since the early 2000s. This law does not include animal products derived from animals that were fed with GM feed. To enable consumers to also choose animal products derived from animals that were fed with non-GM feed only, some EU Member States have chosen to adopt national GM-free schemes. The labeling scheme in the EU results in three potential product categories: products labeled as GM following the mandatory labeling standard; products labeled as GM-free, following voluntary labeling standards; and non-labeled food products. In this chapter, we provide a short overview how the volunary GM-free standard for animal products in the European Union evolved since the introduction of GM foods.
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4939-3727-1_29
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4939-3727-1_29
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781138818538
T3 - Natural Resource Management and Policy
SP - 379
EP - 386
BT - The Coexistence of Genetically Modified, Organic and Conventional Foods: Government Policies and Market Practices
A2 - Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas
A2 - Phillips, Peter W.B.
A2 - Wesseler, Justus
A2 - Smyth, Stuart J.
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