it is already illegal in Europe.
why can’t the GMO be labeled in the USA? just labeled. We label aspartame, sacarine, sugar, fructose, high fructose corn syrup, etc...
We label MSG (to the point where they have started using new names for MSG)...
What are the new names? I have three boys who have very negative behavior effects from eating MSG containing foods. So we read labels looking for the stuff.
why can’t the GMO be labeled in the USA?
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Monsanto said no, and that’s that - doesn’t matter what the peons want.
They also still have ertain ownership rights of the seeds you buy. If you have too many, the leftovers can not be sold etc. And, if you are growing heirloom corn that accidentally crosses with the Monsanto corn. You could be sued for patent infringement.
No, it's not.
why can’t the GMO be labeled in the USA? just labeled.
Because the European system is bogus, and the Europeans know it. Hybrid plants are GMO's. How do you distinguish between hybridizations produced in the "normal" way with those produced in labs? There is really no difference. Are you going to label Triticale as a GMO? It is. But because it's a European product, and because it was first germinated over 100 years ago, the Europeans don't label it as a "GMO."
The Europeans have an arbitrary classification system largely designed to keep their second-rate agriculture system running. They can't do that through competition, because they can't compete. So they set up arbitrary trade barriers like their "no GMO" rules. It's Baloney.
People reading this article say "BIG BAD MONSANTO." But nobody is questioning Zhang et. al., -- and they should -- because as long as we're impugning motives instead of doing science, the fact is that while Europe has a second rate agricultural system, China's is third rate and they're doing everything they can to make sure that imports can't come in, but all of their toxic exports go out. Zhang et. al., has every bit as much nefarious incentive as Monsanto to skew research. But guess what? NOBODY has reproduced Zhang's work. NOBODY. And that isn't just people who had or have Monsanto sponsorship.