I guess consistency is good, but it's still a pretty ridiculous thing to be scared of. We've been "genetically engineering" crops since we had crops, just in different ways. Just check out this all natural, non-GMO banana.
Depends on where you buy the "organic" food. If the food is from another country (such as China), we (stupidly) allow them to label and test their own products. I wouldn't trust an "organic" product that wasn't made in the USA. Not saying they are dangerous or anything, but another country might have a different standard for organic.
I am fine with this bill. People should know what is in their food and how it is made before they buy it. Isn't this the reason we put the ingredient labels on the foods in the first place?
Er, there already is literally mountains of research showing that there's nothing wrong with GMOs.
If people want to pay more for their GMO food labelled as "organic" so be it. Most of what you each has been genetically modified through either cross-breeding programs (which involves mucking with thousands of genes) or what we like to call GMO today (mucking with a gene or two).
BTW, here are some pictures of non-GMO food:
- Real non-GMO banana
- Real non-GMO corn on the left
- Real non-GMO peach
The GMO fanboys are out in force as usual I see. Love the misinformation on how genetic engineering and selective breeding is "essentially the same" since it changes the organism. I guess dying of old age and getting murdered in your teens is also the same then, since both leaves you dead...
Anyhow, sounds like this labelling law is written to be as weak as possible, and more aimed at sabotaging stricter individual state laws than actually giving the consumers what they want -clear information on whether or not a product contains GMO's. But of course, why give consumers what they want and let them decide for themselves if they want it or not? So congratulations, big business and state corruption won again, go on GMO fanboiz, celebrate another step towards your corporate plutocratic dream nation.
I am pro-food labeling, consumers should have as much information possible about what they are eating. GMO research doesn't support any sort of adverse health risks associated with eating GMO food, but then again a lot of special interests groups dictate the direction of research. We will see what the future holds.
Somehow we became a people that values not giving people information.
Well I for one do prefer too much info than too little, especially about the food I'm eating.
I don't really care if GMOs are labeled or not; it's a novelty that might make me gravitate toward one or the other based on cost-effectiveness and nutritional value. What I'd really like is for it to be customary to place the kill dates on meat to ensure I'm getting the freshest cuts rather than some shit that's been sitting in a freezer for a month.
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If people want to know it contains GMOs then there's no harm in it.
Hmf...it won't come as a surprise if big business tries to market the GMO label as something that people should want to look for...because it's "better."
Some other products turned out right. If there's no evidence one way or the other, there's very little reason to have strong opinions on the matter.
However, this line of thinking is an argument for another different label: "experimental food". For all the products including manufacturing techniques developed after X year. Just as useful, just as vague, just as fun.
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