No state yet requires food to be labeled if it is genetically modified. No, not one.
GMOs, they are called, short for genetically-modified organisms. They've been with us now since the mid-1990s. In 2005, they gained greater entry into our meat supply when the FDA approved genetically-modified alfalfa seeds and cattle began eating the new food. Same year, genetically-modified sugar beets were approved.
I have always shied from too much meat, believing in the advice to eat it sparingly. Now, I have more reason to avoid meat. Milk, I quit drinking it a year ago, and now see more cause to not drink milk. Sugar? I have recently tried to quit eating it, and now have more reason. The GMOs in meat, milk and sugar might not be harmful, but the wee bit of studying I have done makes me wonder.
If Utah required the labeling, it would prompt us, the public, to wonder what GMOs are all about. When they checked into it, many would learn the dangers being posed to the our food system.
Maybe more on that later. For now, I must go to bed.
(Note: Post modified 10/20/13)
For my own research in the future, here are some links:
http://newhope360.com/non-gmo/gmo-timeline-1976-2011#slide-8-field_images-193031
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_genetically_modified_organismshttp:
//www.seattleorganicrestaurants.com/vegan-whole-foods/gmo-harms-dangers/
WA state is voting on whether to require labeling--interesting the opponents make much of the fact "only WA" state. Sounds like at least UT is making similar decisions
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