Natural products producers: Let the consumer market decide on GE labeling

It’s the most contentious issue for industry since the passage of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 or the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). More than USD $50 million has already been spent defending it and decrying it—with much more to come.

Yet, most consumers don’t even know what it is. The fight over the mandatory labeling of foods, beverages and dietary supplements containing ingredients from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will only escalate leading up to November, when voters in the state of Washington will determine the fate of a closely watched GMO-labeling bill, known as Initiative 522.

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