Hillary Clinton is Just Plain Wrong on GMOs

[LittleBlue]

236. Haven't made up my mind on GMOs but I want them labeled

There are many reasons that consumers might want GMOs labeled. There is nothing wrong with many of the ingredients in popular foods, like certain dyes. And yet they are labeled so that consumers have a choice.

We don't even object to labeling foods "kosher" and "halal", even though there is no scientific basis for God. You could argue successfully that consuming these products will cause no physical harm. In some countries within the EU it's required to label halal and kosher meats. This is due to the moral beliefs that unstunned animal slaughter is wrong. And yet, if one believes that GMOs are harmful, those beliefs aren't respected.

Why should consumers get a choice when it comes to harmless ingredients and harmless meats, but not get a choice in a food they believe harms themselves or the ecosystem? The only argument against it is that, if given a choice, consumers might not choose to eat GMOs. How is a an anti-GMO consumer who doesn't like Monsanto's business practices any different than animal rights activists who objects to slaughter practices? How is that any different to a mother not wanting her children to eat high fructose corn syrup? Moneyed interests is the answer, and their unfortunate anti-choice crusaders cloaking themselves in science.