This point has been made repeatedly to the governments - the majority of whom have chosen to ignore it. If the manufacturer knows the product is free of genetically modified material, there will be no requirement to label the product. But it may be labelled as free of genetically modified material, the council decided. The states and the Commonwealth will have to negotiate in coming months about definitions and changes to the Food Standards Code to introduce the changes. Mr Dalton said the decision would also have trading implications for Australia.
Genetic engineering is here to stay.
It is not going to go away as a force in world food production because of the decisions taken last week by the Australian Health Ministers.