Genetically modified food labelling is inadequate and confusing for consumers, according to the Conservation Council of WA, which has called for better standards. The council’s sustainable agriculture spokeswoman, Maggie Lilith, said many European Union countries had successfully implemented strict labelling on GM ingredients and there was no reason why it could not be done in Australia . ”We’ve got no labelling at all so that gives no one any choice,” she said. ”We don’t know whether (ingredients are) derived from GM canola or GM soy so people can’t avoid it. It’s inadequate testing at this stage and there’s not enough studies that have been done and no long-term generational studies.”