MANDATORY labelling of food ingredients, especially genetically modified food, will be made compulsory once the Biosafety Bill 2006 is approved. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid said labelling was important as Malaysians were religiously sensitive about food. He said the law would protect the people by ensuring that the Government was aware of the type of food being imported into the country, adding that labelling would also help to boost the image of the country as a halal hub.