OREANDA-NEWS. On August 05, 2008 The Belarusian government has stepped up regulations for selling products, which contain genetically modified components, and has amended relevant retail trade regulations. Information about gengineered components in food will now be available on price tags. The decision is laid down by the Council of Ministers’ resolution No 1115, reported the Official website www.government.by.

According to the Head of the trade and services organization department of the Trade Ministry Lyudmila Petrakovskaya, now sellers will have to indicate information about gengineered products using price tags or labels, stickers and posters.

In Belarus producers are supposed to place such information on retail packaging but prefer doing it in fine print. In short they are not intent on advertising it.

The measure is meant to decrease risks for life and health of individuals brought about by the consumption of food, which contains gengineered components.

According to the source, gengineered components are more often represented in foreign food (soy beans). Belarusian producers prefer manufacturing products using only natural components.