04-21-2014, 02:48 AM
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Originally posted by Rob Tucker
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Originally posted by Bullwinkle
again - italic print for gmo identification - what is so hard about that - I dont get it
Bullwinkle,
This is just my opinion but I would explain "what is so hard about it?" this way.
1. Demand. Demand for such broad labeling could come from the FDA or through an act of Congress. To date the FDA has not found justification for such labeling. An act of Congress would largely (and maybe not even) be determined by popular demand. I think that the current demand for such action is a very, very small (but vocal) percentage of the general population.
2. Difficulty. Such labeling would involve hundreds of thousand of products. Additionally there would have to be a definition of what is GMO. It is nearly impossible for any product to declare or label itself 100% free of anything and that being the fact most all regulations specify a minimal level of acceptance of all kinds of stuff. One study I read stated that approx. 30% of foods labeled "organic" had some measurable level of GMO. Apparently GMO can be considered organic in some circles. Achieving 0% of anything or 100% of anything is, for practical purposes, not really possible.
This is not intended to change your mind. Labeling - one way or the other way- is fine by me. The market is starting to label some foods Non GMO (whether they are or not is TBD). This is only intended to provide some measure of explanation of why it isn't easy.
This would make sense....IF THE HEAD OF THE FDA WAS NOT A EX MONSANTO BOARD MEMBER...SMDH