The real reason behind Initiative 522 isn't genetically modified foods

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Last updated 10/10/2013 at 4:28pm



I-522 is not about whether food should be genetically engineered, but rather whether it should be identified as such. Forty-nine countries, including Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Russia, European Union states and other key U.S. trading partners have laws mandating disclosure of genetic engineering (also known as GMOs, Genetically Modified Organisms) on food labels. Some foreign markets are refusing to buy agricultural products from the United States because our genetically engineered products are not labeled. Resulting trade losses are estimated at billion...



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