16.10.2008 | permalink
Mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) food in India is likely to be delayed as the Union health ministry has planned to pass on the responsibility to the newly set up autonomous Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSA). [...] The panel recommendations on a vital issue like mandatory labelling of GM food has not been implemented due to pressures from the biotech industry and the US, which had cited reasons for hampering global trade.