Category: Issue 562
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CSPI Challenges GRAS Approval Process
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and other organizations have filed a regulatory comment challenging the approval process for substances generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use in food products, arguing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has weakened the GRAS standards to the point that they violate the Food…
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Vermont AG Adopts Rule Mandating “Produced with Genetic Engineering” Label
Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell has reportedly adopted a final rule implementing the state’s new law requiring the labeling of foods produced partially or entirely with genetic engineering (GE). “We are pleased at the amount of public input we received during the rulemaking process – from industry and consumers – and are glad that, with…