Concerns about labelling of GM foods
Greenpeace
Some people feel that the GM food labelling system is not good enough. Rather than label according to whether any new genetic material is in the end product of the food, they want it labelled according to origin.
For example, the refining process used to make canola oil removes all DNA and protein. The end result does not contain any genetic material and does not require labelling. Labelling according to process would state that canola oil came from a plant that had been genetically modified.
Read what the Australian Consumer’s Association (CHOICE magazine Online members) had to say about labelling of genetically modified foods in 2003: http://www.choice.com.au/viewPressRelease.aspx? id=103991&catId=100532&tid=100010&p=1
Read about GM foods and labelling in other parts of the world:
The European Union: http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/biotechnology/gmfood/labelling_en.htm
Canada: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/gmf-agm/index_e.html
The United States: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/biotechm.html
Japan: http://www.maff.go.jp/soshiki/syokuhin/hinshitu/e_label/index.htm