Ramez Naam Quotes

Advocates of GMO labeling aren't seeking a warning label. We're simply asking for a factual, non-judgmental disclosure on the back of the package.

It's time to get the FDA to reverse its 1994 decision not to label GM foods.

In 49 countries around the world, including all of Europe, people have the opportunity of knowing whether or not they are eating food which contains genetically engineered ingredients. In the United States, we don't.

Orange juice from concentrate is labeled. Food coloring Red #5 is labeled. Fish are labeled as to whether they've been previously frozen. To a consumer, there's no plausible reason why these factors should be on a food ingredient label while the presence of GMOs shouldn't be.

Some opponents of GMO labeling claim that disclosing genetically modified ingredients will increase food prices. But every shopper knows food companies routinely change their labels to make new claims and highlight innovations.

Whether Congress decides to block GMO labeling is about more than the right to know what we're buying and eating. It's also about consumer confusion.

Myths about the dire effects of genetically modified foods on health and the environment abound, but they have not held up to scientific scrutiny. And, although many concerns have been expressed about the potential for unexpected consequences, the unexpected effects that have been observed so far have been benign.

Monsanto can do anything they want to you, and put anything they want into your foods. There's nothing you can do about it.

Nobody trusts the industrial food system to give them good food.

Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I'm sure. Will most of them be safe? Nobody knows.

The industry's not stupid. The industry knows that if those foods are labeled 'genetically engineered', the public will shy away and won't take them.

It's hard to legislate what people eat. People are getting fed up with being told what they can and can't do. It boils down to personal responsibility. People need to read labels, do their research and act accordingly.

There doesn't seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs.

'Basmati Blues' deals with a great social issue, GMOs, but it's told through love and song and dance.

Middle-income countries are the biggest users of GMOs. Places like Brazil.

I've always believed consumers have a right to know what's in their food.

For consumers, the lesson is simple: Genetically modified foods are safe to eat.

The Safe and Affordable Food Labeling Act aims to address unnecessary impediments to feeding the world.

When the correct tests are done, GM products are as safe as their non-GM counterparts.

I think people need to know what they're eating. That's why I support "country of origin" labeling. That's why I support labeling of GMO's.

Approximately 82% of the American people believe labeling should take place with regard to genetically engineered ingredients. All over this country people are increasingly concerned about the quality of the food they are ingesting and the food they are giving to their kids. People want to know what is in their food, and I believe that is a very reasonable request.

The entire EU has labeling for GMOs, and is simply saying let's let consumers know what they're buying, let's let them choose. I think it's a huge mistake by the food manufacturers of America not to be saying let's let consumers know. Let's let them know, let them decide.

American consumers are not saying they will not buy GMO foods. What they're saying is "I want to know. I want to know." EU consumers are much happier because they know what they're buying, and they've seen a continued increase in sales.

We need to demand that our food is labeled, especially genetically modified foods, and learn how it is produced, processed, and grown.

What gets me pretty pissed off is the whole Monsanto engineered foods issue.