date:May 21, 2015
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture may constitute a first step out of the morass posed by the state-by-state debates over labeling of foods with genetically engineered ingredients. It could provide consumers who wish to purchase foods where none of the ingredients came from an engineered crop with assurance that such a claim is accurate and approved by the government. However, USDA should ensure that any non-GMO claim be as neutral as possible and that food companies using that claim do not t