That's the title of my my latest article on foxnews.com. Some of the key paragraphs:
Proposition 37, if passed on November 6th, will require mandatory labeling of certain foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. Because California is such a large consumer of agricultural products grown in the rest of the US and because food manufacturers work across state lines, the implications (and costs) of Proposition 37 could expand far beyond the Golden State.
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Everyone wants to know what’s in their food. That issue is not at stake. The real question is how much consumers are willing to pay to know what’s in their food, and whether it makes sense to force companies to provide information. If consumers really value information about the biotech content of their food, there are plenty of opportunities for enterprising farmers and food manufacturers to provide the feedstuffs consumers want. And, indeed they have.
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Yet, every major scientific authority on the subject – from the American Medical Association to the National Academies of Science to the American Dietetic Association to the World Health Organization – has confirmed the safety of eating currently approved foods made with biotechnology.
Consumers in a free society have the right to disagree. But, the rest of us shouldn’t be asked to pay the costs of their skepticism.
The only thing I'd add is that American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the publisher of the most prestigious academic journal, Science, yesterday released a statement in support of genetically modified food.