The department of consumer affairs recently mandated compulsory labelling of packaged genetically modified food. Though segregation and testing to ensure compliance is a great challenge under Indian conditions, implementation is not difficult because India has only a limited number of genetically modified imports and only one commercially produced domestic crop - Bt cotton. This note provides the international context for the new rules and the background on previous attempts to mandate GM labelling.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/gm-labelling-india-step-forward
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kavitha-kuruganti
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gmos
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-standards
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-safety
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-process-industry
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/imports
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bt-cotton
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/processed-food-standards
