GMO Full Labeling Bill Passes in National Assembly Plenary Session

After more than 20 years of legislative discussion, the "Complete GMO Labeling Act" has crossed the threshold of the National Assembly. As the domestic soybean industry faces the challenge of expanding processing industries amid the increase in soybean cultivation areas, expectations are growing within the industry, while civil society, which has consistently called for the complete GMO labeling act, is urging the government to swiftly establish a concrete roadmap for its implementation. The National Assembly passed the revised "Food Hygiene Act" and "Act on Health Functional Foods" in a plenary session held on the 2nd. The revised act mandates labeling for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically modified health functional foods, even if no genetically modified DNA or protein remains in the manufacturing and processing process, and allows the "Not GMO" label if the requirements for the unintentional mixing ratio are met. The complete GMO labeling act was a promise ...