A federal judge asked the Food & Drug Administration to advise
whether food manufacturers can label foods as "natural" when they
contain genetically modified ingredients.
The request from U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers puts a six-month stay in the proposed class action against Irving-based Gruma Corp., which sells tortillas, guacamole and other products under the brand name Mission.
"Under these circumstances, deference to the FDA's regulatory authority is the appropriate course," the Thursday opinion states.
Lead plaintiff Elizabeth Cox had sued the company in San Francisco over the "all natural" on products that use corn grown from bioengineered, genetically modified seeds.
She seeks damages under the California unfair competition law, false advertising law and the Consumers Legal Remedies Act.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/07/15/59383.htm
The request from U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers puts a six-month stay in the proposed class action against Irving-based Gruma Corp., which sells tortillas, guacamole and other products under the brand name Mission.
"Under these circumstances, deference to the FDA's regulatory authority is the appropriate course," the Thursday opinion states.
Lead plaintiff Elizabeth Cox had sued the company in San Francisco over the "all natural" on products that use corn grown from bioengineered, genetically modified seeds.
She seeks damages under the California unfair competition law, false advertising law and the Consumers Legal Remedies Act.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/07/15/59383.htm
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