Gmo Labeling Is Unethical

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It is completely unethical to target uninformed consumers. This is precisely what many food corporations are doing by not labeling their genetically modified foods.

Clearly, there can be no one who honestly believes that people do not need the right to know if the food they are buying for themselves and their families has been genetically modified. There are many, however, who do not want the consumer to know what has been genetically modified. There is only one reason to stand against the labeling of GMO foods and that is financial greed.

The labeling of GMOs has long been in effect in Europe. In the U.S.A., only Vermont has such a law. A few consumer-oriented companies such as Kraft Foods and Campbell's Soup Co. have struck out on

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