And because that blinding ignorance is the norm among people who oppose GMOs, the few people who DO understand the technology, and have actual rational issues with specific implementations of it, aren’t heard at all. read more
Yet GMO labeling has become a hot-button issue: Vermont passed a GMO labeling law last April. Last fall, the question of whether food manufacturers should be required to list GMO ingredients on their product labels was put to voters in Colorado and Oregon. read more
And even in the U.S., voices decrying genetically modified foods are becoming louder. In 2016 the U.S. federal government passed a law requiring labeling of GM ingredients in food products, replacing GM-labeling laws in force or proposed in several dozen states. read more