'Boneless watermelons'? What this new 'hot fruit' can teach us about non-GMO labels and fear...
Story Date: 3/28/2018

 

Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 3/27/18



Nowadays labels extol the absence of something that never was there in the first place. Such marketing schemes manipulate the buying habits of consumers, and are not exactly honest. Let’s examine the claim of the boneless watermelon. What loving mother would possibly want to risk her beloved little cherub choking on one of those pesky melon bones? Sure, we’ve never noticed them in the past, but that does not mean they are not there, especially with all of those unlabeled GMO watermelons flooding the market. Shelling out an extra five bucks for the boutique boneless variety at...

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