date:May 19, 2015
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a new government certification and labeling for foods that are free of genetically modified (GM) ingredients.
The move follows requests from some consumer groups for mandatory labeling of GM organisms (GMO).
Said to be the first of its kind, the new certification will require the GMO-free foods to carry a USDA Process Verified label along with a claim that they are free of GMOs, reported The Associated Press.
The USDA certification is being