Eco-Labels on Food Called into Question. / Melinda Fulmer.
by Fulmer, Melinda; Jacobs, Paul; Zuhl. Joanne; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 56Health. Publisher: Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 2001; Knight-Ridder, 2001ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Food -- Biotechnology | Environmental protection | Food -- Labeling | Food -- Standards | Natural foods -- Labeling | Genetically modified foodsDDC classification: 050 Summary: ECO-LABELS ON FOOD CALLED INTO QUESTION -- "Critics say some of these labels are just feel-good slogans that offer no guarantee of real environmental protection. They say the labels' standards aren't rigorous enough and many claims aren't verified, leaving consumers paying more for nothing." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article describes how food labels often offer unsubstantiated claims, due to few rules and lax oversight regarding their regulation.Summary: BIOTECH FOOD FIGHT -- "Despite public concerns about genetically engineered foods, companies would not be required to label these products under new rules proposed Wednesday [Jan. 17, 2001] by the Food and Drug Administration." (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS) Labeling guidelines for genetically modified and biotech foods are discussed in this article.
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This MARC record contains two articles.
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Eco-Labels on Food Called into Question, Aug. 26, 2001; pp. C1+.
Originally Published: Biotech Food Fight, Jan. 18, 2001; pp. 1C+.
Originally Published: Food Product Labeling Isn't Gospel, Appleton, Wis., Experts Say, April 11, 2001; pp. n.p..
ECO-LABELS ON FOOD CALLED INTO QUESTION -- "Critics say some of these labels are just feel-good slogans that offer no guarantee of real environmental protection. They say the labels' standards aren't rigorous enough and many claims aren't verified, leaving consumers paying more for nothing." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article describes how food labels often offer unsubstantiated claims, due to few rules and lax oversight regarding their regulation.
BIOTECH FOOD FIGHT -- "Despite public concerns about genetically engineered foods, companies would not be required to label these products under new rules proposed Wednesday [Jan. 17, 2001] by the Food and Drug Administration." (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS) Labeling guidelines for genetically modified and biotech foods are discussed in this article.
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