Tehran Times - Irans Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will penalize food manufacturers who have not labeled genetically modified (GM) food products, Vahid Mofid, the caretaker of the FDA department of food and beverages has announced. We obliged the manufacturers to affix GMO labels to all genetically modified products since 6 months ago, he added,...

Tehran Times - food safety document will be approved and implemented in the future in the country, Vahid Mofid, an official with the Food and Drug Administration has stated. The document is under review and must be approved by the health commission of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament), which is hoped to soon go into effect, he said, IRNA reported ...