VBD
Really, this is unbelievable. Are you trolling me, or do you really not get it?
JanS, regarding your “duh” comment; YES, a thousand times YES, label the darn GE food. But I’m talking about what the label says, not whether it should be there. Read that sentence again and let it sink in before you continue…..
Last attempt, I promise – here we go:
A food product contains corn, soy, wheat and canola oil as ingredients. All of those foods are known to have GE variants.
Lets say, in this food product, only ONE ingredient is GE.
A person is allergic to GE corn, but not any other GE foods.
This person would like to know which of the ingredients is GE so you can avoid just the GE corn. The person does not want to avoid other GE foods, just the GE corn.
Got it so far?
So shouldn’t this person have enough information to make an informed choice without simply avoiding ANY package labeled as possibly containing GE? Really, all that’s needed is to say “contains GE corn” or “contains GE soy” or some combination. What’s wrong with giving more information? Plus if there is a KNOWN hazard for a particular food, shouldn’t that be listed?
Why are people who argue for the “right to know” so against giving more descriptive information?
OK. Since this horse is dead, I’m not going to debate this topic any more. I popped in to this thread to make what I thought was an interesting point about the possibility for advancement of the science regarding GE foods. I failed miserably. Apparently, others still want to just post the same tired arguments.
JoB, feel free to have the last word on this. You always do…