GMO Labels Gaining Popularity From Consumers

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GMO labels are starting to get the attention, whether intentional or not, but no matter how you think of it, what may have been done to propel its popularity seems to be working

GMO labels preferred by most consumers

Regardless of its popularity, it surely is getting its share of the market as recent studies show that more and more people are getting aware of the need to always check their food labels.

Partly responsible for this progress is the massive campaign to make sure foods are properly labelled to inform the public on which may be the better alternative for them.

Non-GMO versus organic

The Non-GMO Project, which has been responsible for the campaign to place labels on eggs to indicate those certified as non-GMO, reported that they themselves have seen the marked improvement with the non-GMO labelling.

This is characteristic of the logo that bears the text non- GMO Project Verified with an orange butterfly beside it.

Non-GMO Project Executive Director Megan Westgate pointed out that they have seen significant growth in their non GMO labelled products.

Take for example the sales of eggs, it has dramatically increased since they started the labelling campaign.

“We’re currently at about $16 billion in annual sales of products that have the butterfly on them. Just two years ago, we were at $7 billion,” says Westgate

Organic foods, according to Westgate, are also seeing an increase in growth, but is not as dramatic as the one experienced by the eggs.

Is it safe or not?

Aside from the fact that those with the non-GMO label are cheaper compared to those labelled as organic ones. This is what makes it more appealing to the public.

Some experts, however, cautioned as to how the products labelled as non-GMO is indeed ‘purely’ unadulterated and how it is being measured and digested inside the body.

They are raising concerns as to how a product is verified as non-GMO could even turn up to be misleading, as a lot of factors come into play that may ‘infect’ a product tagged as non-GMO. One example with the eggs is that the chicken that laid the eggs may be free range, but what about the grains it feeds on which may be genetically-modified or were treated with pesticides and other factors.

To date, the United States Department of Agriculture reports that no less than 85% of all corn produced in the US is genetically-modified and furthermore, claims that there has been no proof that GMO products are bad for the body and is even better compared to other traditionally mass-produced food products.

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