Why Aren't GMFs labeled?

            Many questions arise when people start talking about labeling GMFs.  The first question is what would actually happen if GMFs were actually labeled?  Would people buy the food or would the companies lose big money for doing the right thing? In the eyes of most, the most important factor that has something to do with genetically modified foods has something to do with money. 

            First of all, farmers would have to keep up tabs on which crop is genetically modified and on which crop is not.  It is also one of those things where if it was taken into play, then the consumers would be the ones to pick up the tab and have to pay higher prices for their groceries. Secondly, even if the products were labeled we wouldn’t be able to tell if they were GMFs or not; because the crops look exactly the same as that of something normal.  I mean even if they pledge to have a zero tolerance, who’s going to be right beside them holding their hand if they decide to it anyway? No one, because the FDA doesn’t have the resources to carry out such testing to ensure compliance. So it’s kind of like what’s the point?  If we cannot tell whether a crop is a GMF or not then we will most likely not know once the labels are put on; the only thing that will make that much of a difference is the increase of money that will be needed to pay for the groceries due to the labeling of these products.

            Finally, the public will need to know how to read these labels if they are placed on the food.  Because labels are meant to display correct information, so therefore the labels will need to be designed in a simple language that everyone can understand.  So the major issue is how can the companies label the products to display accurate information without messing up the credentials behind the actual makeup of GMFs.  So it’s one of those situations where we, as a public, want to be informed about what we’re eating, but we don’t want to pay the additional money that will be brought from the labeling of the food, nor will we be able to recognize the  differences between whether it’s GMF or not.