People are getting more and more concerned about their health, and wondering about the food they are eating. Many of the products we consume today have been in someway genetically modified (GM). This has caused a lot of people to ask themselves if what they are eating is genetically engineered food.
Many of the food we consume on a daily basis have not been labeled for us to see if they are GM. A survey made by Les Dames d'Escoffier a prestigious International women's culinary organization, showed that 86% of 1012 people sampled would like food to be labeled. "We seem to always hear about what the agri-biotechnology companies, the environmentalists and the government thinks about this issue, but we wanted to get an independent sense of what
consumers thought," said Les Dames
Genuardi's Family Markets. "Grocery Store Chain in Eastern US Announces
Eisner, Robin. "Public for Labeling of GM Foods". 4/24/00
Feder, Barnab. "Organic Farming, Seeking the Mainstream". 4/24/00
spokeswoman Saralie Slonksy at a meeting in New York about bio-engineered foods (QTD Eisner).
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