The USDA is seeking public comment on the long-awaited proposed rule for food labels containing genetically modified ingredients. However, the proposal would label the food as bioengineered, not GMO.
Ryan Findlay, the CEO of the American Soybean Associations says bioengineered is an appropriate term that could help clear up confusion over GMOs.
“If people truly want to know what different process are for breeding; if people want to know what’s in their food; if people want to know the ingredients that are used and where products are coming from, then I think bioengineered is a really good approach to getting some of those questions asked and answered,” he says.
