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Janet

In article -
september.org>, says...
>
> In article >,
> notbob > wrote:
>
> > On 2011-03-31, Ranee at Arabian Knits > wrote:
> >
> >
> > > I thought it was federal, maybe it's state. All our food is labeled
> > > by country of origin, produce tags have it, meat and fish has it, frozen
> > > veggies and fruit have it.
> >
> > But it's illegal to label whether or not it's GMO (genetically
> > modified organisms). Why!?
>
> Because Monsanto is running the FDA and USDA. Because politicians in
> both major parties owe campaigns to Monsanto. Because our Supreme Court
> made it legal to trademark and copyright life. Because the USDA is not
> about what is good for Americans, but what is good for AgriBusiness.

Exactly. Unlike Europe, where consumers kicked up such a fuss they
forced a change in food labelling, requiring GM ingredients to be
identified.

http://www.food.gov.uk/gmfoods/gm/gm_labelling

Janet.