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Lou decruss

On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:25:41 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

>Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>>On 31 Mar 2011 18:04:18 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>>>On 2011-03-31, Ranee at Arabian Knits > wrote:
>
>>>
>>>> I thought it was federal, maybe it's state. All our food is labeled
>>>> by country of origin, produce tags have it, meat and fish has it, frozen
>>>> veggies and fruit have it.
>>>
>>>But it's illegal to label whether or not it's GMO (genetically
>>>modified organisms). Why!?
>
>>Is it illegal or just not necessary because they're considered alike?
>
>I see plenty of foods labeled "non GMO". Furthermore, in the U.S.
>food labeled organic cannot be GMO.

Yes but if it's GMO and not labeled organic I don't think it has to be
disclosed.

Lou