USDA's Role in Biotech Labels

House Ag Subcommittee Holds Biotech Labeling Hearing

Jerry Hagstrom
By  Jerry Hagstrom , DTN Political Correspondent
Under a new USDA program, AMS verifies that the processes and procedures are in place to support a claim that food-grade corn and soybeans sold under the program are at least 99.1% free of traits that indicate genetic engineering. (DTN file photo by Chris Clayton)
House Ag members want USDA to play a role in labeling foods with ingredients from biotech products. The only witness at Thursday's hearing was the deputy administrator of USDA Agriculture Marketing Service Livestock and Seed Program, who provided an overview...

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Jerry Hagstrom