Gene-Altered Foods Need Mandatory Labels

More than 350 producers, trade groups and consumers argued in a petition to U.S. regulators that genetically engineered corn, soy and plant oil should be disclosed on mandatory food labels.  The group of people also strongly proclaimed that the  U.S. should require added disclosure even when a product containing a gene-altered organism is similar to foods that aren’t bioengineered.  Petitioners, want to reverse a 1992 Food and Drug Administration require regulations that does not require changing different labels.