03-01-2015, 07:38 AM
not that many crops that have been approved for commercial production
Irrelevant; where the GMO/GE organisms have competitive advantage, they will be propogated through natural selection. Do not pretend that they will not "escape into the wild" and/or that no interbreeding will occur.
not saying that you can't have labels
Labelling requirements belong to one or more Federal agencies which have not seen fit to create regulations pertaining to how and whether GMO products are to be labeled. As such, any attempt by a State or County to require GMO labeling will only result in expensive lawsuits; both sides will be funded by the public, only the lawyers will benefit.
Regardless of the potential merits, I can think of much better uses for the money.
Irrelevant; where the GMO/GE organisms have competitive advantage, they will be propogated through natural selection. Do not pretend that they will not "escape into the wild" and/or that no interbreeding will occur.
not saying that you can't have labels
Labelling requirements belong to one or more Federal agencies which have not seen fit to create regulations pertaining to how and whether GMO products are to be labeled. As such, any attempt by a State or County to require GMO labeling will only result in expensive lawsuits; both sides will be funded by the public, only the lawyers will benefit.
Regardless of the potential merits, I can think of much better uses for the money.