The European food industry is concerned about GMO labeling

Introduction: it is almost impossible for food to contain no genetically modified organisms (GMO) at all, according to EU industry representatives on Thursday, so the labeling regulations drafted by the EU are both difficult to implement and costly Neville Craddock, manager of management and environmental affairs at Nestle UK, said at a European Food Law Conference, "there is always a risk of GMO in food It is impossible to obtain reliable information about GMO." "Unfortunately, I don't think this new rule will work," he said at the meeting, which was organized by Agra Europe in Brussels The European Commission's controversial approach to GMO labelling is seen as the last step in the legal framework, which is also aimed at resuming the approval process for GM crops, which has been suspended in Europe since 1998 Patrick duboyser, an official with the European Commission, said EU officials had delayed the new proposal seven times after months of internal debate Currently, the Commission plans to introduce the new provision in mid July "GMO, which are considered safe in the risk assessment, are currently excluded from the approval process, not because they are not safe, but simply because those Member States feel that regulation is not satisfactory and require changes to the authorisation process, with full traceability and labelling," duboyser said The committee plans to label all foods containing GMO ingredients However, genetically modified enzymes used to generate chemical reactions in food production are not subject to new regulations, because these enzymes do not constitute any part of the final cost Duboyser said the U.S government said the law was good for EU products, saying the market reaction was at least a little funny The EU has been more resistant to GM products than the US due to public concerns about the impact of GM products on health and the environment The Commission's proposals will be discussed by Member States and debated in the European Parliament, which has broad powers in food safety, a process that could take two years to pass "We want the licensing process to start working because if GMO tests are safe then it should be able to go public," duboyser said We will certainly not object to GMO Products "