A spokesperson with the North American Millers’ Association says California’s Proposition 65 is creating labeling challenges for the food industry much like GMOs.
VP of government and technical affairs Dave Nellor tells Brownfield the California law would require cancer warnings for wheat, oats and even baked goods, which has many food companies grappling with how to label from state to state. “It is a challenge not only from the policy itself but also the fact that you have one state within the United States that has a very specific rule and regulation that’s different from the other states.”
He says there should be harmonization with food labeling laws like what is being done with biotech labeling.
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