In saw in this morning’s paper (Philadelphia Inquirer) that a state senator has introduced a bill on labeling containing genetically engineered food.

I don’t think there is much evidence that there is a difference safety wise but I think those consumers who wish to avoid genetically engineered foods should be able to identify those products they wish to avoid.

I am more concerned about the addition of undisclosed ingredients to food. Last week, I wrote about the dairy industry’s wish to add secretly add artificial sweeteners to Milk.

Ideally labels should have the whole truth and nothing but the truth. That is, they should at a minimum tell you everything added to the food and in addition have other information (organic,, genetically modified, etc) to the extent practical. Obviously, there will not be room enough to tell you everything but let’s aim to have everything a reasonable consumer might look for.