Dave Smith wrote:
>
> On 2014-11-08 22:48, cshenk wrote:
>
> > Yup. Works outside the area too. Not everyone is paranoid about GMO.
> >
> > We all have enough things to worry about. If someone wants to eat GMO
> > free and have the money for it, then they should do it. They should
> > not tell the rest of us to be paranoid and eat the same.
>
> Most people are not aware of the extent of GMO food or the implications
> of it.

Yes, they are, but they don't agree with the paranoia of the tiny GMO
minority.

> If there are no problems with GMO foods there should be no
> problem labeling it as such.

There are problems with labeling it as it's not a simple matter of a
label, it also requires segregated warehousing, tracking, testing,
potentially entirely dedicated processing facilities and a lot of
additional overhead which does indeed increase costs.

Recall the meat scandal that rocked the UK and is still ongoing. If you
have to keep your processing plant GMO free does that mean you need to
build quarantine warehouses and DNA testing labs so you can verify that
the 50 tons of wheat flour the truck brought in doesn't contain any GMO
wheat varieties? Do you think this will not increase food costs
substantially?

It's not "just a label" and those who claim it is are either ignorant or
lying.