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Re: Calif. Ballots Calls for mandatory GMO Labeling on Food

limitgov — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:33:42 GMT

My personal opinion is this: regulations like this will lead to big business having products that really are GMO, but will be able to labeled non-gmo for various reasons. And, of course, small businesses will be attacked by the FDA, or the USDA for labeling their products non-gmo, which will be much cleaner and purer than the factor farm products. Of course, this is just my opinion on what I predict will happen.

Re: Calif. Ballots Calls for mandatory GMO Labeling on Food

Scrooge McDuck — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:46:10 GMT

Unlike most regulation, I don't think this necessarily benefits big business.

The lack of GMO labeling in a free market is a reflection of consumer preferences. If it provided a competitive advantage to provide GMO labeling (if it were profitable, which is to say if consumers were willing to pay more for GMO labeling than it costs to provide GMO labeling) the market would (eventually) provide it. The fact that this has not occurred is evidence that 1. providing GMO labeling isn't profitable to producers or 2. there are legal distortions (government regulation/influence) which are preventing firms from satisfying consumer demands. In the case of the former, those that want GMO labeling are seeking the State to force their preferences on others. In the case of the latter, government regulation can be effective in fixing the problems caused by government regulation.

Re: Calif. Ballots Calls for mandatory GMO Labeling on Food

Autolykos — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:31:14 GMT

Ends vs. means, Consumariat. Ends vs. means.

Re: Calif. Ballots Calls for mandatory GMO Labeling on Food

Consumariat — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:46:47 GMT

I can't see what the fuss is about. Why is it so bad that food is labelled clearly?

Re: Calif. Ballots Calls for mandatory GMO Labeling on Food

DanielMuff — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:44:13 GMT

There are already plenty of sources to find out if a food product is GMO or not. We don't need the government to force GMO labelling.

Calif. Ballots Calls for mandatory GMO Labeling on Food

limitgov — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:39:07 GMT

http://www.naturalnews.com/033763_GMOs_California_ballot_initiative.html

"In what is perhaps the most significant breaking news we've heard on the GMO front in a long time, an effort has just been announced in California that seeks to gather enough signatures to put an historical initiative on the ballot which would require the labeling of GMOs in foods. "

You guys don't like government regulation, so how could this get twisted as to benefit gmo companies like monsanto and other big food companies? or won't it?