Wednesday, January 21, 2015
If a food is required to be labeled pursuant to subsection A of this section, it shall be labeled as follows:Also, manufacturers wouldn't be able to falsely advertise food products as "natural" or "naturally made," if any ingredient was genetically engineered.
1. In the case of a packaged raw agricultural commodity, the manufacturer shall label the package offered for retail sale with the clear and conspicuous words, "Produced with genetic engineering."
2. In the case of any raw agricultural commodity that is not separately packaged, the retailer shall post a label appearing on the retail store shelf or bin in which the commodity is displayed for sale with the clear and conspicuous words, "Produced with genetic engineering."
3. In the case of any processed food that contains a product of genetic engineering, the manufacturer shall label the package in which the processed food is offered for sale with one of the following phrases:
(a) "PARTIALLY PRODUCED WITH GENETIC ENGINEERING".
(b) "MAY BE PRODUCED WITH GENETIC ENGINEERING".
(c) "PRODUCED WITH GENETIC ENGINEERING".
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