Letter: I-522 will correctly label food | The Columbian
In 1965, Congress passed the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
that requires that all consumer products in interstate commerce to be
honestly and informatively labeled, including food. The underlying
principle embodied in this act of Congress is that we have the right to
know what is in our food for the purpose of making informed decisions
regarding our own health.
The long-term effects of
genetically engineered foods on both our bodies and the environment are
entirely unknown — yet we are one of the only industrialized nations
that does not require that GE foods be labeled as such. Currently,
roughly 90 percent of soybeans, cotton, and field corn cultivated in
the U.S. were genetically engineered. I have the right to know what's
in my food. I will vote for Initiative 522 requiring the labeling of
all genetically engineered food in Washington state.
Roy Blodgette
Vancouver
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