Nanotechnology and nanoparticles have been around for quite some time. In fact, consumers have been eating nanoparticles for years without being aware they are in their food.
Agricultural, food, and beverage companies have spent millions of dollars to defeat legislation in New York state that would require labels on food containing ingredients from genetically modified crops, highlighting the state’s key role in the debate about what Americans should know about the products they consume.
On Tuesday, food safety activists passed out leaflets on the streets to raise support for a state GMO food labeling bill that passed the state Codes Committee Tuesday.