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Igel

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14. Here's one.
Mon Aug 1, 2016, 04:08 PM
Aug 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/01/17/over-80-percent-of-americans-support-mandatory-labels-on-foods-containing-dna/

Okay, that's the news-spin version.

Link to actual survey:

http://agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/publications/4975.pdf
Near the top of the website there's a link to the technical background for the survey--I think that's what you want.

I like the snark in the "proposed language" for mandatory DNA labeling in the WaPa:

WARNING: This product contains deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The Surgeon General has determined that DNA is linked to a variety of diseases in both animals and humans. In some configurations, it is a risk factor for cancer and heart disease. Pregnant women are at very high risk of passing on DNA to their children.


I know I'd rush out and pay an extra 75% for a liter of water that didn't contain DNA. (Then again, that's what we aim for in plain tap water, isn't it?) It's really worth noticing that the pro-DNA and pro-GMO labeling numbers are very similar.

You can't GMOut stupid.

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