Australian supermarkets are now full of foods with ingredients that could be derived from genetically modified (GM) crops. Much of the meat, eggs and dairy products could come from animals given GM feed. Most scientific evidence suggests these foods are harmless, but lack of evidence of harm isn’t evidence of safety. Current labelling regulations make it almost impossible for consumers to know when they’re buying GM foods. What foods can be GM? Currently, the only GM food crops produced in Australia are canola and cotton. GM cotton now makes up more than 90% of the cotton crop. GM canola was grown commercially for the first time in 2008 in NSW and Victoria (and in January this year was approved in WA). Nonetheless, almost all manufactured foods may now contain GM products. This is because our national food regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), allows manufacturers to use a wide range of GM food ingredients imported from overseas. These include specific GM varieties of soybeans, canola, corn, rice, sugarbeet, potatoes and cotton. Read more: choice.au/reviews-and-tests/food-and-health/food-and-drink/safety/gm-food.aspx#ixzz3HkqclpMd
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:02:16 +0000
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