USDA Genetic Engineered Food Label Misleads Consumers, Took Effect January 1 - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides. January 7, 2022) Unbeknownst to most Americans when they woke up on New Year’s Day 2022, a new labeling system for genetically modified-engineered foods— promulgated in 2019 — which does not mention genetically engineered or GMO ingredients, went into effect. Consumer, food, and environmental advocates say that the new label is misleading, insufficiently transparent, discriminatory, rife with loopholes, and confusing for consumers. The new labeling requirement mandates that genetically engineered foods bear labels that indicate that they have been “bioengineered” or that provide a text-messaging phone number or a QR code as avenues for further information. (“Additional options such as a phone number or web address are available to small food manufacturers or for small and very small packages.”) The new labeling rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) aims, according to the agency, to eliminate the crazy quilt of labels affixed to foods and ingredients that have been scientifically altered. According to an agency spokesperson, the rule is designed to “balance the need to provide information to consumers with the interest in minimizing costs to companies.” Genetically altered food items and ingredients have heretofore been called, and labeled as, “genetically engineered” (GE) or “genetically modified” (GM), […]

Did you know when you woke up on Jan. 1, a new labeling system for genetically modified-engineered foods, which does not mention #GE or #GMOingredients, went into effect?#GMO #GMOlabels # #USDA #consumersneedtoknow #DARKAct #truthinlabeling

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Tell @WhiteHouse @POTUS to honor his '08 campaign pledge to #labelGMOs - VETO the #DARKAct! via @CFSTrueFood

Sad to see the #DARKAct pass the House, hopefully the Senate and @POTUS will have a different take on #HR1599 in weeks to come.

To label or not to label? Weigh in on the #DARKAct now, amendments currently being considered on the floor. #HR1599

"Food is just like politics, it's all local" - @RepSamFarr Let's keep it that way! #DARKAct #HR1599

"What is the big fear about letting people know?" @PeterWelch #DARKAct

Closing remarks from opposition beginning now. #HR1599 #DARKAct

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-MA "Let's give the people what they want." #DARKAct #HR1599

Bill co-sponsor, Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-NC, speaks now, "every major scientific org agrees that GMOs are.. safe." #DARKAct #HR1599

For those of you following the #HR1599 #DARKAct debates, what are your thoughts and concerns as we move towards a vote on the floor?

#HR1599 "Would make it impossible for people to be aware of unintended consequences." - @repjohnconyers #DARKAct

"As much as 70% of processed food contains GE crops" Rep. Joseph Pitts, R-PA. Is this a good thing? Weigh in. #DARKAct #HR1599

The #DARKAct would also codify the current, broken voluntary labeling system proponents of #HR1599 say is sufficient.

The #DARKAct would shut down these efforts and reverse these successfully passed bills. #HR1599

Now up @FrankPallone D-NJ speaks to public perception of congress preventing what they see is a right to know. #HR1599 #DARKAct

Tell congress to say no to the #DARKACT! #GMO

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