Bill would label genetically modified food
By Sharokina Shams, KCRA-TV
A group of U.S. senators, including Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., are pushing for a law that would require labels for genetically engineered foods, but efforts to make similar laws in California have failed.
Some lawmakers want all foods that are genetically engineered to be labeled in order to alert consumers.
“Consumers have a right to know what is in the foods they eat, and parents have a right to know what they are feeding their families,” Boxer said in a news release. “This legislation will direct the Food and Drug Administration to require clear information for food that has been genetically engineered.”
Still, some scientists say genetically engineered, or genetically modified foods, are not harmful.