Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 6/26/18


Should a federal agency issue a regulation that will impose up to $3.5 billion in costs next year and billions more in the coming decade — while delivering essentially no benefits? That sounds crazy. But a few weeks ago, the Department of Agriculture proposed to do exactly that. OK, not exactly — but pretty close. The proposal is the outgrowth of the longstanding national battle over whether to require labels for bioengineered (or genetically modified) foods.

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