Slashdot Mirror
Tiny Vermont Brings Food Industry To Its Knees On GMO Labels (ap.org)
schwit1 writes: General Mills' announcement on Friday that it will start labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients to comply with a Vermont law shows food companies might be throwing in the towel, even as they hold out hope Congress will find a national solution. Tiny Vermont is the first state to require such labeling, effective July 1. Its fellow New England states of Maine and Connecticut have passed laws that require such labeling if other nearby states put one into effect. The U.S. Senate voted 48-49 Wednesday against a bill that would have blocked such state laws. The food industry is holding out hope that Congress will prevent states from requiring such labeling. Some companies say they plan to follow Vermont's law, while others are considering pulling their products from the small state.
But what does Minuscule Rhode Island have to say about this? When will Petite Delaware speak up?
The concept some seem to be in favor of where information is withheld because they believe others are incapable of making informed decisions or otherwise fear a negative unjustified reaction strikes me as a particularly tyrannical and unsustainable position.
I would like to know if any bees that were used to pollinate the crops in a product (including feed for animal products) were near cell phone towers during their pupal stage. Do you think we should require that on the label ? If not, your position is particularly tyrannical.
I vote that any foods that are radioactive, even if just a little bit, be required to be labeled as radioactive and have a measure of how much radioactivity per serving. This seems to me more important than labeling GMO foods, but then maybe you don't mind eating radioactive food.
Don't waste your vote! Vote for whoever you want, unless you live in a swing state it won't matter anyways
He meant Herbert Humphrey.