食品伙伴網(wǎng)訊    據(jù)外媒報(bào)道，美國農(nóng)業(yè)部（USDA）擬出臺政策，對非轉(zhuǎn)基因食品實(shí)施認(rèn)證與標(biāo)識制度。各企業(yè)可以根據(jù)需要，自愿進(jìn)行認(rèn)證與標(biāo)識。

    美國消費(fèi)者團(tuán)體要求政府出臺轉(zhuǎn)基因食品的強(qiáng)制標(biāo)識措施，鑒于此美國農(nóng)業(yè)部做出這項(xiàng)措施。

    目前食品企業(yè)可以在食品標(biāo)識上聲稱不含轉(zhuǎn)基因，然而這未經(jīng)過政府認(rèn)證。非轉(zhuǎn)基因認(rèn)證制度出臺后，美國農(nóng)業(yè)部市場管理局（AMS）將負(fù)責(zé)非轉(zhuǎn)基因申請、審批工作。

    部分原文報(bào)道如下：

    The Agriculture Department has developed a new government certification and labeling for foods that are free of genetically modified ingredients.

    USDA's move comes as some consumer groups push for mandatory labeling of the genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.

    The certification is the first of its kind, would be voluntary - and companies would have to pay for it. If approved, the foods would be able to carry a “USDA Process Verified” label along with a claim that they are free of GMOs.

    Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack outlined the new certification in a May 1 letter to USDA employees, saying it was being done at the request of a “leading global company,” which he did not identify. A copy of the letter was obtained by The Associated Press.

    <原文鏈接：http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/usda-develops-government-label-gmo-free-products-31035180>