A new label has begun appearing on certain food packaging in Montevideo, Uruguay stores: a white “T” against a black background along with the words, “Contains genetically modified organisms.” Montevideo is in the middle of a six-month staging period leading to the start of enforcement on Aug. 6 of a new municipal law requiring that food products containing gene-altered ingredients (GMOs) be labeled accordingly by manufacturers and importers. Beginning then, authorities say, products that contain transgenic ingredients but lack the required label will be ordered off the shelves until the packaging is modified in line with the law. The label must appear on the principal side of the product, and its dimensions must conform to a formula based on the size of the... [Log in to read more]