The document discusses issues around labeling terms like "GMO", "natural", and "organic". It provides an overview of current and pending labeling requirements for bioengineered foods, debates over using "all natural", and complications defining terms as food production techniques advance. Specifically, it notes that labeling issues are a significant source of litigation as consumer interest drives GMO labeling legislation. It also explains that defining "genetically engineered" is difficult and that right to know labeling laws can lead to confusing results for consumers.

1. What's In a Label: GMO, Natural, and Organic
Labeling Issues
Presenter
Peter Whitfield
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With the Developments in Food Labeling Area, Issues like Use and Misuse of Terms
like ‘GMO’, ‘Natural’ and ‘Organic’ have come up. Know These Laws to Navigate the
Tricky Terrain of Labeling Claims

2. Introduction
• Overview of labeling issues
• Current and pending labeling requirements for
bioengineered food
• Non-GMO labeling
• The debate over the use of “all natural”
• Organic labeling
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3. Introduction
• Labeling issues are a significant source of
litigation
• Consumer interest has been driving significant
efforts to pass GMO labeling legislation
• GMO labeling becoming a campaign issue
• Use of “natural” and similar terms are
complicated issues with no national guidance
from FDA
• Organic standards becoming more strict
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4. Complicated Issues
• Advances in technology are blurring lines
between conventional breeding techniques
and bioengineering making “genetically
engineered” difficult to define.
• Labeling laws premised on a right to know can
lead to confusing and misleading results.
• Example: Honey Roasted Almonds
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http://www.audioeducator.com/food-safety/overview-of-gmo-
natural-organic-labeling-issues-10-30-2014.html