China Bans Misleading Labels Advertising Non-GMO Products

China Bans Misleading Labels Advertising Non-GMO Products
Oct 17, 2014 By eChinacities.com

In a new effort to improve consumer trust, following a range of food safety concerns from McDonald’s suppliers to gutter-oil instant noodles and even opium-laced noodles, China has banned misleading labels on non-GMO products.

Labels such as ‘healtier’ and ‘safer’ will no longer be permitted on products that are not necessarily produced to be so. The label ‘GMO-free’ will also not be permitted unless the producer does have a GM alternative of the product.

For example, peanut oil is often labeled as GMO-free even though genetically modified peanuts do not exist; labeling like this is misleading to consumers.

The hopes are that these regulations will not only increase consumer confidence, but will also ensure fair competition between different companies and their products.

Source: ECNS

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