Greenpeace has campaigned hard to get GE considered in the current government review of food labelling laws, supported by some 30,000 people who have signed the 'Our right to know' food labelling petition.

While we've succeeded in getting GE included as an issue for review, the Government still refuses to take consumers' concerns about GE food seriously. The official discussion paper they released last week incorrectly claimed that GE foods in Australia are labelled, ignoring the fact that our current labelling laws are so weak, that most GE foods make it onto the shelf without a label.

Greenpeace was quick to tell the media how wrong this is, and that because of major loopholes in labelling laws, we’re eating in the dark when it comes to GE. We’ll continue to pressure politicians to get all GE foods labelled, because we all have a right to know what we’re eating, especially when it threatens our health and the environment.

Take action by registering to attend the public consultations on food labelling. The dates are listed below and you can register on the government's website.

Public food labelling consultation times:

Sydney, March 29

Hobart, April 9

Canberra, April 12

Darwin, April 16

Adelaide, April 23

Melbourne, April 29