Sen Ruderman, where is the proof

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Originally posted by steve1

Personally I am a big fan of labeling. Large font. Ingredients should be the largest font on the label. If you have to hide what is in your product then you really can't be trusted. If you have to bribe politicians to get laws passed so your product doesn't have to be labeled then you definitely have something to hide.

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That isn't what is happening. I don't know why this is so hard for folks to understand, but without credible scientific proof that there is a health risk from GMOs... which there is not... then labeling is a First Amendment, free speech issue. The government cannot mandate labeling without a compelling public interest. The court's overturn of Vermont's rGBH Milk labeling law in the 1990s as being unconstitutional is an example.

As the decision in that case said, essentially, the public may want to know a variety of things... like what the cow had for breakfast, or what the cow's name is... but they have no compelling right to know everything they might wish to know. Only if there is a proven and compelling public interest can the government step in with requirements. There is no such proven and compelling public interest in the case of GMOs.

Voluntary labelling of products as "GMO Free," if they are, is legal, and something you are welcome to encourage.