Re: labeling GE products

Steve Groff (sgroff@epix.net)
Tue, 09 Feb 1999 09:46:29 -0500

Steve Groff wrote:

> Maroc wrote:
>
> > Bob, to add to what you say about corporation strategies backfiring, what
> > Monsanto and others know is that if the food is labeled it will not sell
> > (unless the price is so much lower it is not profitable).
>
> Zeneca Ag Products has a genetically engineered tomato product on the market,
> that is clearly labeled as having GE ingredients, in England. That product has
> 62% of the market share. One factor that might influence this is that Zeneca's
> parent Company is from England.
>
> Steve Groff

Sorry I didn't clarify this. The *product* is canned tomato paste sitting on the
store shelf with a bright yellow inscription the says, "These tomatoes are
genetically engineered". This might not be the same exact wording, but it was very
clear. I saw the label. The point is... the consumer knew they were buying a
genetically engineered product.

Steve Groff

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