genetically modified food

Iran’s FDA penalizes manufacturers producing unlabeled GM foods

2019-06-19 18:13

FDA to penalize manufacturers producing unlabeled GM foods

TEHRAN – Iran’s 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.

2019-05-29 20:52

Campaign calls on Leader to ban production, importation of GMOs

TEHRAN — A public spearheaded campaign dubbed “no to genetically modified organisms” has called on the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to legally ban production and importation of any kinds of GMOs in or to the country, Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday.

2019-01-22 22:13

Majlis to assess Department of Environment performance

TEHRAN—The agriculture committee of Majlis (Iranian parliament) will assess performance of the Department of Environment (DOE) since 2013, Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.

2018-12-15 20:41

Iran imposing stricter rules on GM foods

TEHRAN — Iran’s Food and Drug Administration is forcing harsher rules on labelling genetically modified (GM) food products, ISNA news agency reported on Saturday.

2018-07-23 09:14

Genetically modified food to be labeled in Iran

TEHRAN – Iran’s Food and Drug Administration has obliged food manufacturers and importers to label food products whether or not containing ingredients which are derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), head of Iran’s Food and Drug Administration has said.

2018-03-11 10:34

Iran’s Food and Drug Administration push to label genetically modified food

TEHRAN – Iran’s Food and Drug Administration is pushing food producers and importers to label their products as containing or not containing ingredients which are derived from genetically engineered plants, ISNA reported on Saturday.

2017-11-03 20:29

By Maryam Qarehgozlou

Iran’s Health Ministry eying ‘reverse brain drain’

TEHRAN — Iran’s Health Ministry spokesman Iraj Harirchi has said rounds of talk have been held to encourage 1,700 Iranian physicians living in Austria to return to their country.

2017-09-14 02:12

MP warns to seek answers from environment chief on GMOs, biodiversity

TEHRAN — A parliamentarian has threatened to seek answers from the new environment chief regarding his recent controversial comments on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and biodiversity.