Did you know that In 2016, Congress passed the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
requiring food manufacturers, importers, and certain retailers to disclose foods that have been bioengineered, and Jan. 1, 2022, was the date for mandatory compliance? In short: they have to label products with GMOs now. It started in January 2022. Why would you care? Because GMOs are toxic to the Hepatic (liver disease), pancreatic (diabetes), renal (kidneys), reproductive system, hematological (blood disease), immunologic, (immune system) , and is biochemical added in the laboratory . So look for these labels on the food in your pantry and freezer food. Look for it everywhere, it is labeled on food that you purchased since January of 2022. And throw out this food and never buy them again. They are labeled BIOENGINEERED FOOD INGREDIENT.
Loopholes still exist for many foods and products using those ingredients... "According to this view, the standard is deceptive because loopholes exclude many bioengineered foods from mandatory disclosure, which critics say is inconsistent with consumer expectations. If the genetic material is undetectable or less than 5% of the finished product, no disclosure is required. As a result, many highly refined products – for example, sugar or oil made from a bioengineered crop – may be excluded from labeling requirements.
Bioengineered foods served in restaurants, cafeterias and transport systems, including food trucks, are also excluded. And the standard excludes meat, poultry and eggs, as well as products that list those foods as either their first ingredient or their second ingredient after water, stock or both. It takes a 43-minute USDA webinar to explain what’s in and what’s out under this new disclosure standard.
Advocates say the standard is discriminatory because it gives food manufacturers disclosure options that can substitute for the green bioengineered seal. They include listing a phone number to call or text for information or a QR code."
For a long time now, I look for the butterfly (non GMO) label, which was done without a law forcing it.
