There’s a big push right now to require labeling of genetically engineered food.
Those in favor of having GE foods labeled say they have a right to know what’s in their food, and many faith-based people cite that for ethical reasons, they don’t want to eat what’s in GE food — like DNA.
Opponents, however, say there’s no significant difference between GE food and other foods, and that those opposed to genetically altered foods already have the option to eat organic.
Locally, Main Market and other natural grocers will be celebrating “Your Right To Know – No GMO” in October. GMO stands for genetically modified organism.
“Though plantings of GMO Crops reached all-time highs last year, with 93 percent of soybeans, 86 percent of corn, and 93 percent of the cotton planted in the United States genetically modified, the public knows little about them, their prevalence in our food, or how to avoid them,” Main Market reports on its website.
In Washington Initiative 522, which would require labeling, will be on the November ballot.
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Like trans-fats and other homogenized products, none of which are thoroughly tested for their impact on humans, we should know when these ingredients are used in food. Without labeling, we have no way to even suspect, much less choose, they are in our food.