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Health ministers in Australia and New Zealand decided in December that all
genetically modified food sold in the two countries must be labelled as such
from 1 May this year. The countries’ food producers are annoyed that labelling
will be required even if the genetic modification doesn’t affect food’s taste,
size or nutritional value, and claim that the ruling will reduce their
international competitiveness. However, the European Union has already adopted
similar rules, putting Europe and Australasia at odds with the US on the issue.
The US argues that enforced labelling of modified foods creates unfair trade
barriers.