Last month I posted a few items on the genetically modified (GM) food industry. It would be safe to say that 75 to 85 percent of all processed foods contain or were processed with genetically modified ingredients.
These products entered the markets with no testing for environmental impact or consumer safety.
In the European unions all GM containing products must be labeled as such. In America, labeling is voluntary and up to the manufactures discretion. Hence, here in America GM foods and products are not label GM. Manufactures know their consumers, given a choice will choose (like their European counterparts) non-GM products.
Consumers should demand proper and accurate food labeling. Consumer pressure got Trader Joe’s, Whole Food’s and Wild Oat’s to commit to stop using GM ingredients. Consumer pressure in Europe got GM containing products labeled. We can do this here. The Center for Food Safety has an ongoing supermarket activism campaign we all should think about taking parting in.
Links to the Center for Food Safety articles on Supermarkets and GM Foods:
Shoppers Guide – Supermarkets and GM Foods
2 responses so far ↓
1 luisacb // Dec 7, 2009 at 9:13 pm
THANKS for the info MIKE!
2 Ashman // Dec 9, 2009 at 3:04 am
Hard to pump my chest at the label, world leader as an American, when other much less populated countries dwarf us when it comes to progressive thinking. Think we need to re-examine our position and goals as layed out in the Constitution. Hopefully someone will tell the truth at the FDA and we can begin to save the poor consumer. aka : sheep & cattle.
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