LIES THAT GMO LABELING OPPONENTS TELL YOU

Consumers want clear labels.  Washington State residents will be voting on a citizens' initiative to make GMO labels mandatory.  But industry is fighting back.

GMO labeling opponents are using inaccurate arguments to stop Washington State voters from passing I-522, a citizens’ initiative that, if passed, will require mandatory labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in all food products sold in Washington.

1. Lie: Labeling genetically engineered foods (GMOs) will cost taxpayers millions of dollars a year.

Truth:  Empirical studies have concluded labeling would lead to no increases in prices. Since the European Union labeled GMOs in the 1990’s, there has been "no resulting increase in grocery costs." 

2. Lie: I-522 is full of arbitrary special interest exemptions that will just confuse consumers.

Truth:  I-522 requires labeling for the GE foods that are most prevalent in the American diet – food on supermarket shelves. I-522’s exemptions are easy to explain and guided by common sense and the law:

• Restaurants – Restaurants and bake sales are not required to list the ingredients in their products. Requiring labeling for GMOs would have required tracking all the ingredients in restaurant meals, and since no other laws require that, it didn't make sense for this one to.
• Meat, cheese, dairy and eggs from animals - These will be labeled if they come from genetically engineered animals. However, they are exempt if the animals ate genetically engineered feed but are not themselves genetically engineered. This exemption is common all around the world. It didn't make sense for Washington’s law to be stricter than international standards.

Read about more lies on the subject and the truth behind them here:
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Lies_GMO_Labeling_Opponents_Are_Pushing_to_Keep_People_in_the_Dark/28387/0/38/38/Y/M.html

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