Joel Salatin and Dr. Joseph Mercola Explore GMO Issue in Labeling Debate

Reader Contribution by Pete Kennedy
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A 2006 Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology study found 58 percent of Americans were unfamiliar with the issue of genetically modified food, though were that study done again today, the number would be far greater. The reason? Last year’s campaign by No GMO activists for a California ballot initiative to require GMO labeling on food products. The effort failed, but the damage to the reputation of bio-engineered foods was considerable.

Social media spread the news far and wide of the concerns over GMOs.

A livestream and downloadable debate over the GMO labeling policy issue which took place in Atlanta last week may prove to raise consumer awareness higher still.  How we approach genetically modified ingredients in our food supply from a policy standpoint is an important question.

According to FarmWars.info blog, the California effort inspired several counties in California to enact an outright ban on GMOs, and now Los Angeles is attempting a ban. Three counties in Oregon attempted to push for a ban on GMOs, only to be thwarted by their Governor’s Protect Monsanto Act. In spite of the governor’s calling an emergency session to derail the No GMO moves, Josephine County is persisting in their desire to remain GMO free.

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