Tommy Joe > wrote:
> On Jul 3, 7:37 pm, Nad R > wrote:
>
>> What I want is food labels that labels the food source that is engineered
>> or not. I say let the public decide on what they want. Label the food
>> source engineered or heirloom. Give the buyers what they want.
>
>
> I take no sides, not yet - I'm just a bystander on this one. And
> I think I'll be standing a long time.
>
> In the meantime, as one who tends to over-think and sometimes even
> enjoys it, I can't help but analyze all situations to find the
> positives and the negatives - and no matter how positive something
> sounds at the start, my belief is that the negative is sure to follow
> and is rarely seen by most till it's too late.
>
> I see the positives in food labeling. But there are negatives.
> Some have a positive look. For example, food labeling will open up
> new jobs as inspectors are hired to make sure the labeling is not
> false, and even more people will be hired to keep an eye on the
> inspectors, to make sure they're not lying. An entire industry of
> spies will be hired to ensure that the labeling is correct. People
> will be paid off to conceal what's really in the product. On the flip
> side of that same negative coin, others will be paid to reveal what's
> in the product, even if it means they're lying about it just to give
> that company a bad name and put it out of business.
>
> It's all corrupt, for god's sake listen to me, we are all doomed to
> corruption
> TJ - Chief inspector in charge of discipline - anti-corruption Unit
> 432, North Carolina Regimen, South East Regional

And I thought I was a pessimist. Labels is the right direction.
Corporations have fought label laws since the beginning of time. Corrupt
people live by the phrase "Let the buyer beware". Labels will help slow
down the corruption because false labeling will cost them more money from
lawsuits.

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Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)