posted on 2009-11-28 by JPerez
The Soil Association today wrote to the new Chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), Lord Rooker, asking him to support the compulsory labelling of any meat or dairy products from animals fed on GM animal feed in the light of the findings of research published yesterday (25 November) by the FSA.

The FSA report ‘Exploring attitudes to GM food’ [1] states that: “The principles of transparency and consumer choice were clearly a priority for people holding a range of attitudes towards GM foods and this shaped their views on regulation and labelling.” In what will be a controversial finding for the UK Government, but supports the Scottish and Welsh governments’ opposition to GM, the study states that those consulted thought that “GM food was considered potentially unsafe and harmful or expressed concerns about the use of GM animal feed”.

The study states that “People in this study felt strongly that all products which involve GM processes should be labelled. This included products produced with GM technology and products from animals fed on GM animal feed, which do not currently have to be labelled.” The researchers note that these views were held by people in favour as well as those opposed to GM food.

As a result, the report concluded “There was widespread support for labelling of all GM food products, including where GM is used as a processing aid or in animal feed”.

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