2013-02-26 | permalink

Coalition presses New Jersey to be first U.S. state to label GE food

A coalition of consumer and environmental groups is urging New Jersey to become the first state to require the labeling of genetically engineered foods. About 80 percent of corn and soybean crops are now grown with genetically modified seeds, but consumers aren’t aware that’s what they’re eating, said Stephanie Harris with the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey. “The health risks today are not entirely known, and many consumers feel that they do not want to be the guinea pigs of the industry in order to find out, 20 years down the road, what the health risks are,” she said.

• NewsWorks, USA: Coalition presses N.J. to be first state to label genetically engineered food
• New Jersey Spotlight, USA: Fight over labels for genetically modified food comes to New Jersey