No on GMO measure
Mandatory labeling food GMO is overkill
…[L]abeling of GMO and non-GMO foods should be a voluntary endeavor undertaken by enterprising food companies. It should not be a state mandate. And since that’s what Measure 92 would do, we recommend voting against it in November.
If passed, the measure would require packaged and unpackaged food be clearly labeled if it was produced even partially by genetic engineering. Supporters of the measure make no bones about the fact that they see labeling as the first step in reducing our growing reliance on genetically engineered crops and the herbicides many work in concert with.
They believe GMO products are inherently not as healthy as their natural counterparts. In a decade or two they could have many more converts to their position, but as of now they are without scientific proof of their claims. The Food and Drug Administration has yet to find evidence that shows GMO products offer inferior nutritional value, or are detrimental in any way. …
… Mandatory labeling would only confuse consumers without cause.
… [U]ntil facts are presented that show our state government has a stake in the matter, we’d prefer this be left to the private sector.
[This editorial also ran in the East Oregonian on 9/3/2014.]
