美國(guó)農(nóng)業(yè)部擬對(duì)非轉(zhuǎn)基因食品實(shí)施認(rèn)證與標(biāo)識(shí)制度

    食品伙伴網(wǎng)訊    據(jù)外媒報(bào)道，美國(guó)農(nóng)業(yè)部（USDA）擬出臺(tái)政策，對(duì)非轉(zhuǎn)基因食品實(shí)施認(rèn)證與標(biāo)識(shí)制度。各企業(yè)可以根據(jù)需要，自愿進(jìn)行認(rèn)證與標(biāo)識(shí)。

    美國(guó)消費(fèi)者團(tuán)體要求政府出臺(tái)轉(zhuǎn)基因食品的強(qiáng)制標(biāo)識(shí)措施，鑒于此美國(guó)農(nóng)業(yè)部做出這項(xiàng)措施。

    目前食品企業(yè)可以在食品標(biāo)識(shí)上聲稱不含轉(zhuǎn)基因，然而這未經(jīng)過(guò)政府認(rèn)證。非轉(zhuǎn)基因認(rèn)證制度出臺(tái)后，美國(guó)農(nóng)業(yè)部市場(chǎng)管理局（AMS）將負(fù)責(zé)非轉(zhuǎn)基因申請(qǐng)、審批工作。

    部分原文報(bào)道如下：

    The Agriculture Department has developed a new government certification and labeling for foods that are free of genetically modified ingredients.

    USDA's move comes as some consumer groups push for mandatory labeling of the genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.

    The certification is the first of its kind, would be voluntary - and companies would have to pay for it. If approved, the foods would be able to carry a “USDA Process Verified” label along with a claim that they are free of GMOs.

    Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack outlined the new certification in a May 1 letter to USDA employees, saying it was being done at the request of a “leading global company,” which he did not identify. A copy of the letter was obtained by The Associated Press.

    <原文鏈接：http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/usda-develops-government-label-gmo-free-products-31035180>