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Polls Tell Opinion About Genetically Engineered Foods!

GE Polls repeatedly show that the American public does not want unlabeled GE foods.

Polls About GE Foods.
Who Wants Them?
Certainly NOT the American Public

Polls consistently show that the American public does not want unlabeled GE foods. Why doesn't the FDA listen to the American Public? One can only imagine why the FDA and the USDA would ignore such strong public opinion.

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Below is a compilation of poll results concerning genetically engineered
foods listed in chronological order.

USA POLL RESULTS

1. 98% of Americans said foods created through genetic engineering processes should have special labels on them (Rutgers University' Food Policy Institute study, November 2001).

2. 90% of American farmers support labels on biotech products if they are scientifically different from conventional foods and 61% support labels on biotech products even if not scientifically different (Farm Foundation/Kansas State University, survey of farms throughout the U.S., September 2001).

3. 93% of Americans say the federal government should require labels saying
whether it's been genetically modified, or bioengineered. "Such near unanimity in public opinion is rare." (ABC News.com poll, June 2001).

4. 75% of Americans say it is important to them to know whether a food product contains genetically modified ingredients. (Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology poll, March 2001).

5. 86% of Americans think that the government should require the labeling of all packaged and other food products stating that they include corn, soy or other products which have come from genetically modified crops (Harris
Poll, June 2000).

6. 79% of Americans said it should not be legal to sell genetically modified fruits and vegetables without special labels (USA Today, February 2000).

7. 86% of Americans want labels on genetically engineered foods (International Communications Research, March 2000).

8. 81% of Americans think the government should require genetically engineered food products to be labeled. 89% of Americans think the government should require pre-market safety testing of genetically engineered foods before they are marketed, as with any food additive.
(MSNBC Live Vote Results, January 2000).

9. Over 80% of Americans support the right of the European Union and Japan to require the labeling of genetically engineered food imported from the United States. (Univ. of Md. Center for the Study of Policy Attitudes, et
al., November 1999).

10. 92% of Americans support legal requirements that all genetically
engineered foods be labeled. (BSMG Worldwide for the Grocery Manufacturers
of America, September 1999).

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Above information courtesy of Neil Carman, PhD

Dallas-Fort Worth  Vegetarian Education Network.

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