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Old 05-04-2017, 01:35 PM   #77 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by elphenor View Post
Except there's no financial benefit for "promoting the fear" of GMO's

Producers want to use them for higher profits

They're prob safe, nothing wrong with giving consumers more info though, let them make that choice for themselves
You may see a simple sticker and think "how difficult is that?", but it is actually quite costly to label and separate every GMO and non-GMO product. You have to think about the cost of labeling and the regulation therein, taxes, how it will affect trade...this isn't a simple "let's just keep everyone informed" issue. Oregon's state government did a study that estimated the cost would be nearly $1 billion a year in that state alone. New York did a study that estimated the cost to the consumer will end up being close to $800 a year.

Just assume everything is a GMO. Likely, it is on some level.
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