The Heritage Foundation is usually called a “conservative think tank,” but I never realized just how stupid it was. According to an article in Lancaster Farming, the Heritage Foundation issued a statement that mandatory GMO labeling would violate free speech.
The U.S. Senate did not pass a mandatory GMO labeling bill. According to a Heritage Foundation spokesman, “That’s good news for anyone who believes the government should not compel the disclosure of misleading information.”
What misleading information? Requiring GMO foods to be labeled as such is not misleading. If you are a fan of GMO foods, you will purchase the foods; if you aren’t, you won’t. There is nothing misleading about the label. In fact, it provides the consumer with more information about what he or she is eating.
To call GMO labeling a violation of free speech is just plain nuts.
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