Why isn’t genetically engineered food labeled in the US?

Examples from around the world show that when genetically engineered food is labeled, people vote with their wallets and boycott food containing genetically engineered ingredients. The industry has lobbied hard to prevent labeling in the US, spending $6 million to defeat a citizens labeling initiative in Oregon. Countries around the world with labeling include Australia and New Zealand, Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, all 15 countries of the EU, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Taiwan and Thailand. Dr Vyvyan Howard: expert in fetal and infant toxico-pathology: “Swapping genes between organisms can produce unknown toxic effects and allergies that are most likely to affect children.  more

Examples from around the world show that when genetically engineered food is labeled, people vote with their wallets and boycott food containing genetically engineered ingredients. The industry has lobbied hard to prevent labeling in the US, spending $6 million to defeat a citizens labeling initiative in Oregon. Countries around the world with labeling include Australia and New Zealand, Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, all 15 countries of the EU, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Taiwan and Thailand. Dr Vyvyan Howard: expert in fetal and infant toxico-pathology: “Swapping genes between organisms can produce unknown toxic effects and allergies that are most likely to affect children.  more