The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has adopted a law on the obligatory labeling of products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
A total of 375 MPs out of the 435 registered in the session hall on Thursday voted for a bill amending the law on food safety and quality.
The law sets requirements for food labels. In particular, the label of any product must contain information on the presence or absence of GMOs in food, as reflected on food labels with the inscriptions "With GMOs" or "Without GMOs" respectively.
The law is not applied to tobacco and tobacco products, or food produced for personal use.
