Parents are increasingly aware of unlabeled GMOs in food
Parents are increasingly aware of unlabeled GMOs in food
2013-03-28 Packaging Digest Results from the latest consumer survey conducted for the Organic Trade Assn. (OTA) reveal that as U.S. families are becoming increasingly aware of the presence of unlabeled genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in foods in the marketplace, they turn to organic as the food labeled by law to not have been made with genetically engineered ingredients.
Families continue to cite their desire for healthful options, especially for their children, in choosing organic foods. The percentage of those claiming their primary reason is to avoid GMOs has now reached 22 percent—up from 17 percent in 2011. The leading reason given continues to be that parents desire to avoid pesticides and fertilizers (30 percent) and antibiotics or synthetic hormones (29 percent) in food they purchase for their families.
While public awareness of organic as the label to look for when wanting to avoid genetically engineered foods is increasing, public outcry for mandatory labeling for GMOs continues to rise. The national Just Label It campaign reports more than 1.2 million Americans have contacted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging the agency to label genetically engineered food. More details are available on the Just Label It website.
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