Recently debating on whether or not food products should be labeled put me in favor of the status-quo. Labels on all packaged food must give consumers clear, and non-misleading information regarding the nutritional content of food packages. The current FDA policy (Food and Drug Administration policy) which is status-quo, requires that food should be labeled only if it poses a safety concern. Americans inadvertently eat more genetically engineered food daily than consumers of any other nation (considering the austere approaches taken by several other nations in their agriculture, and meat regulations). The United States unlike other nations, does not require labels that identify foods that they have been genetically modified. Such labeling is unnecessary because consumers more or less have faith in their system of food safety, and government. Labeling genetically modified food could even mislead consumers by implying that such foo
Current consumer education regarding the topic has made labeling a task that is done in “vain”. Data indicate that consumers do not have a good understanding that essentially all food crops have been genetically modified and that bioengineering tech is one of a number of technologies used to genetically modify crops. According to the International Food Information Council. Of the consumers surveyed, 78% supported the current FDA labeling policy for biotech foods once it was explained to them. The survey also pointed to the need for more consumer education. Less than 20% of the consumers surveyed said they felt they were very well informed about biotechnology. Presently, the FDA requires biotechnology foods that may present a health risk to be clearly labeled. However, since there is no scientific evidence that foods produced through modern biotechnology processes pose a health risk, mandatory labeling is therefore not requir
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