The Food Minister's backing the move to remove the labelling of genetically modified food, despite concerns. 

Andrew Hoggard's given the green light to rules meaning food produced using new breeding techniques, including gene editing, will not need to be labelled as genetically modified unless it contains new DNA. 

The change will see New Zealand mirror the genetic technology legislation in Australia. 

Group GE Free says it's unfair for consumer choice. 

Hoggard told Mike Hosking mandatory food labels should only be for safety concerns. 

He says adding more labels adds cost, and everyone is concerned about the cost of food right now. 

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