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Access through your institution Buy or subscribe The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council (ANZFSC) has set new rules stipulating that foods containing even a trace of “novel” DNA or
protein must be labeled, as must foods with altered characteristics. However, the Council has allowed some exemptions: highly refined foods, such as sugars and oils; foods prepared using GM
processing aids and food additives that are not present in the final product (for instance, cheese); food and beverages containing GM flavorings in concentrations of not more than 0.1%; and
food prepared at the point of sale—such as in pubs and restaurants. The new standard will also allow a 1% threshold for accidental “contamination” of an ingredient in a product. The Codex
Alimentarius Commission is expected to set an international standard for labeling of GM foods in 2003. Meanwhile, the EU and Japan require labeling of foods containing over 1% and 5% GM
ingredients, respectively, while the US and Canada require labeling only for GM foods with altered characteristics such as increased nutritional value or added allergenic compounds. This is
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Biotechnol_ 18, 911 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/79311 Download citation * Issue Date: 01 September 2000 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/79311 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Anyone you share the
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