Comments on: To Label or Not to Label http://www.biofortified.org/2009/01/to-label-or-not-to-label/ Stronger plants, stronger science, and stronger communication. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Anastasia Bodnar http://www.biofortified.org/2009/01/to-label-or-not-to-label/#comment-33268 Anastasia Bodnar Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:48:41 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=143#comment-33268 Hello Marie, thanks for stopping by. I'm very glad that you find Biofortified to be fact based and even toned. I wrote a post about substantial equivalence, hopefully you will find it useful: http://www.biofortified.org/2010/10/substantial-equivalence/ Hello Marie, thanks for stopping by. I’m very glad that you find Biofortified to be fact based and even toned.

I wrote a post about substantial equivalence, hopefully you will find it useful: http://www.biofortified.org/2010/10/substantial-equivalence/

]]> By: marie http://www.biofortified.org/2009/01/to-label-or-not-to-label/#comment-33183 marie Sun, 06 Feb 2011 07:59:34 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=143#comment-33183 It seems to me that people have the right to know what they buy, and what they eat. If I pay a premium for organic, I like to make sure it is organic => labeled as such If I want to be a cobaye, for testing GMO, then I want to know what is GMO => labeled As you said in many posts, and in this one, people should make thir own choice. That may not be the best for some, but they can always go through readings. You also say that we cannot make any statement on anything as nobody knows the truth, for sure. That is so right. However, some things have been proved, right? You are a good pro-GMO, you are not too agressive, and you try to balance the benefits/knowledge about GMO and non GMO food... But you too do not know for sure what the results are with GMOs on long term. I have read many articles, saw documentaries, read books, and interviewed people working in food industry, from producers and farmers to transformers, and retailers. They all converged on the fact that non organic food have negatives effects on environment and people. This guy was working for NESTLE and told me he switched to organic company because of what he witnessed there... Of course I can't make sure all these testimonies were right, as what you write in your blog is right. I have understood that there are many links between politicians, food industriy lobbying, heard and read about revolving doors, some GMOs being approved to because of pressure from lobbying groups... What can you tell me about the "substantial equivalence" principle? thanks for your feedback It seems to me that people have the right to know what they buy, and what they eat.
If I pay a premium for organic, I like to make sure it is organic => labeled as such
If I want to be a cobaye, for testing GMO, then I want to know what is GMO => labeled

As you said in many posts, and in this one, people should make thir own choice. That may not be the best for some, but they can always go through readings.

You also say that we cannot make any statement on anything as nobody knows the truth, for sure. That is so right. However, some things have been proved, right? You are a good pro-GMO, you are not too agressive, and you try to balance the benefits/knowledge about GMO and non GMO food… But you too do not know for sure what the results are with GMOs on long term. I have read many articles, saw documentaries, read books, and interviewed people working in food industry, from producers and farmers to transformers, and retailers. They all converged on the fact that non organic food have negatives effects on environment and people. This guy was working for NESTLE and told me he switched to organic company because of what he witnessed there… Of course I can’t make sure all these testimonies were right, as what you write in your blog is right.
I have understood that there are many links between politicians, food industriy lobbying, heard and read about revolving doors, some GMOs being approved to because of pressure from lobbying groups…
What can you tell me about the “substantial equivalence” principle?

thanks for your feedback

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