Tough new EU rules on GM foods an opportunity for non-GM?

Nutraceuticals International, June, 2004

The stringent new rules governing the labeling and traceability of genetically-modified organisms and ingredients, which came into force in the European Union in April (NIs passim), have created the harshest environment in the world, but could play into the hands of companies specializing in non-GM products.

One company expecting to benefit from the legislation is Penford Food Ingredients, currently the only firm manufacturing non-GM dextrose - used in dietary supplements as a tableting agent - in the USA.

Penford has just received GM-free certification for its CanTab dextrose product from independent authority Cert-IDSM, and sees significant potential for the product both in its home market but particularly in the EU. "Our products have always been...