Genetically modified food products to be labeled in Poland beginning Sat.

Starting this Saturday all food products containing genetically modified ingredients will have to be specially labeled. Such regulations were published half a year ago. Information about the date and the number of ministerial permission, as well as the advised procedure in case some modified genes enter the environment will also be obligatory. The most advanced countries in terms of genetically modified foods are the US, Canada, Japan, Argentina, and Mexico. However many consumers are opposed to the practices of such food producers and demand the right to know how foods are produced. According to a Rzeczpospolita survey, Polish producers are mostly prepared to introduce the new labels. (Rzeczpospolita, page A1) E.B.