10-08-2013, 06:46 AM
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... all ingredients should be labled. If there is no harm, who cares. Those that feel there are, read and don't buy. I have no religious beliefs and could care less if something is labled Kosher, but i don't mind if it is. one asterik saying, GMO or NON
GMO. simple.
Or not so simple. There has been a tremendous amount of fear-mongering on GMO foods in an effort to get them banned. If those products, which have been pretty clearly shown not to have adverse health effects are labeled, then they are at a marketing disadvantage. What will the impact be on the consumers' attitudes? If it has to be labelled, there must be something bad about it...?
Let's take a hypothetical: quite a few more people have been sickened by contamination of organic produce (by listeria, salmonella, hepatitis, and other biotoxins) than have been by GMO produce; let's say we require all organic produce to be labelled: "Caution, may contain salmonella, listeria, and hepatitis toxins". That's an absolutely true statement and reflects historical events: how would that go down with the organic food industry? What do you think it would do to organic food sales? I'm for honesty too - but let's ALL be honest...