Labeling GM food

Labeling GMO products

GM food is said to be required for labeling when the food contains a novel DNA or protein. It does not require labeling when it has no novel DNA or protein but was produced from GM plants as long as there is less than 0.1% of GM food concentration present in the food; this is a problem to consumers who are abstaining from all GM food due to ethical reasons. This would mean that the consumers would not know which of the conventional foods are accidentally mixed with GM food, since it is not labeled.

Certain GM food may cause allergy to some people, failing to label the GM food product would put the consumers’ health at stake. Consumers would buy the product thinking it is safe for their consumption.

Labeling of GM food is to let the consumers know what they are buying and consuming. Maximum labeling is to protect the consumers’ rights to the information on the products they are buying.

Labeling the GM food also lets the consumers know that they are buying food of a better quality. They will then know that GM food contains higher nutritional levels and would be able to find out which food contains medicinal benefits, e.g. bananas with bacteria antigens, or tomato with longer shelf life. Labeling with also let them know that the GM food that they are purchasing has lesser chemical application. This then might change the concept on GM food