Rep. Yoon Jun-byeong, Expanding GMO Labeling… Proposing ‘Food Sanitation Act Amendment’

A bill has been proposed that requires GMO labeling for ‘genetically modified foods (GMOs)’. On the 6th, Rep. Yoon Jun-byeong of the Democratic Party of Korea (Jeongeup and Gochang, Jeollabuk-do, pictured) recently proposed the ‘Food Sanitation Act Amendment’ and ‘Health Functional Food Act Amendment’ containing such content. Korea is the world’s second largest importer of GMOs, but there are criticisms that the current GMO labeling system is inadequate. The current ‘Food Sanitation Act’ requires GMO labeling for foods or food additives manufactured or processed using agricultural, livestock, and marine products grown and raised using biotechnology. However, the labeling target is limited to GM foods that still contain genetically modified DNA or genetically modified proteins after manufacturing or processing. Rep. Yoon criticized, “The current GMO labeling system excludes foods that use genetically modified agricultural, livestock, and marine products as their main ingredients ...