Non-GMO Project objects to competition, opposes federal voluntary labeling standard

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While supporters of Rep. Mike Pompeo’s Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act welcome its proposal to create a national standard for non-GMO claims, the Non-GMO Project says this would confuse shopper by creating a competing label underpinned by “drastically lower standards”.

Megan Westage, executive director of the Non-GMO Project said “This is a serious concern for the Project, a nonprofit that has been working since 2007 to successfully establish a consistent an rigorous standard for non-GMO claims.”

FoodNavigator-USA was speaking to Westgate after a lawsuit vs Chipotle highlighted the confusion surrounding ‘non-GMO’ claims with some stakeholders adopting a stricter interpretation of the phrase than others.

Meanwhile, non-GMO claims are now starting to appear on foods for which thee are no GMO versions on the market (e.g.. non-GMO pink sea salt), which some observers say confuses shoppers further.

Given the widespread confusion therefore, won’t Pompeo’s bill at least establish a definition by which everyone must abide?

Not according to Westgate, who argues that even if the bill becomes law, it will not bar the Non-GMO Project scheme from certifying products according to its own, stricter, standards.

Read full, original post: Pompeo bill would ‘create a competing Non-GMO label with drastically lower standards’, says Non-GMO Project

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