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genetically modified foods (continued from page 27) One concern would have been segregating product with the GMO label for the 10 percent of the national market that California represents. Interestingly, many of these same products are sold in the similarly populated Canadian market. However, it is recognized that the international border makes a much better barrier against inadvertent MIT 1000 movement of goods between jurisdictions, than, say, between Oregon and northern California. The passage of legislation of an individual state requiring such a GMO designation on food products remains in the realm of the possible. With the precedent set by Whole Foods to label all products containing GMOs by 2018, it The modern solution for food safety testing. Fast ● Easy ● Inexpensive Laser pathogen identification. From culture plate to identification in 3 minutes ( a v erage.) 1-minute easy sample preparation time 2-minute test (average) Consumables cost less than 15¢ per test No chemicals needed - only uses water M icro Identification Technologies 970 Calle Amanecer, Ste. F San Clemente, CA 92673 1-949-388-4546 www.micro-identification.com AOAC RI PTM Certification for Listeria Species, AOAC International, Official Methods of Analysis will become even more dificult for politicians to avoid the issue. Few consumers will realize that this action by Whole Foods with their existing organic-centric focus is a solid business decision, but would be an immense challenge for individual, conventional food retailers. Given this scenario, perhaps the food industry should drive the agenda on GMO labeling instead of accepting a regime designed by ouitsiders. It could be a simple declaration “May contain GMO ingredients” on products containing soy, corn, canola and cottonseed oil except those that are certified organic. The “may” is important because there is no guarantee that the product does indeed contain GMOs, and the use of “Contains no GMOs” should not be permitted because “Certified Organic” is GMO-free. The parallel to this is the prohibition of labeling pork and poultry products “Hormone free” because by law, the practice is not permitted. Such an initiative, while probably heresy to the industry today, would address the right-to-know movement and would go some distance in silencing critics of the entire food industry who maintain that GMO transparency is in short supply. Furthermore, with a vast array of products thus labeled, the typical consumer will most likely behave as do their European counterparts and ignore it just as they are doing with much of the existing ingredient information. Summary In conclusion, GMO technology uptake by the global agricultural industry has been profound. Its overwhelming and continued dominance of a few key commodities has led to its nearubiquitous presence in a host of food products. As there is considerable evidence of consumer apathy, in all probability as time passes, GM foods will join the heirloom organic tomato as an uncontested element of our diets. • Maurice J. Hladik, an accredited farmer, agriculture economist and authority on farming and food consumption, is the author of Demystifying Food from Farm to Fork. 74 F o o d S a f e t y M a g a z i n e
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