31.08.2007: Finland debates over labeling of meat products from
animals fed with GM-feed.  Meat from animals fed with imported
GM feed does not need to be labeled as GM according EU
regulations. Two Finnish meat producers declared their intention
to import GM soya beans for use as pig feed. Agriculture
minister Sirkka-Liisa Anttilahat called on the food industry to
label use of GM feed on meat products. Labeling of meat from
animals not raised on genetically modified feed is also being
discussed in Finland in the hope, that voluntary labeling could
enforce the chain of trust between the farmer, the industry and
retailers. More than 90 per cent of Finnish consumer agree that
meat from GM-reared animals should be labeled as such according
a recent survey. However the price of non-GM soy is growing,
compared with GM soy as producers in Brazil switch to GM
varieties. This will increase price of non-GM feed meat.
Finland's Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest
Owners (MTK) support voluntary labeling o