LABELING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED
FOOD IS NOT COSTLY
EXCERPTS FROM MAJOR FOOD
RETAILERS’ COMMENTS
“With our policy to remove all
GM (genetically modified/engineered) derivatives from Safeway brand
products, the impact on cost of moving to Non-GM was thus largely
minimized . . . The supply chain for non-GM materials is now much
more established such that the product pricing of Soya/Maize raw
materials is market competitive.”
George Uden, Safeway – United Kingdom (UK)
“Has the CWS increased the price of any
product that it retails as a direct result of the introduction of
European labeling legislation for GM ingredients? No. At the
outset, our policy was to label . . . alongside routine packaging
changes. However, as exclusion of GM ingredients became more practical,
this was our preferred course of action and meant that no additional
labeling was necessary . . . previous changes were reversed in routine
label updates as far as possible and so any cost impact was minimal.”
David Croft, CWS Retail (UK’s largest retail cooperative
and commercial farming operation)
“. . . we have eliminated GM ingredients from
all our brand food, pet food and dietary supplements, involving
over 4,000 products . . . by replacing soya and maize ingredients
with alternatives or using validated non-GM sources . . .
. . . changes in packaging took place at the print run stage and
no additional costs were incurred.
. . . removal of GM ingredients has neither affected the final product
quality nor cost to the consumer.”
Rachel Wilson, Sainsbury’s (UK’s second largest
grocery chain)
Above excerpts from answers by major
food retailers included in “Labeling of Genetically Modified
Organisms (GMO’s) is Becoming Standard Practice Around The
World – References, Reports and Documents," Greenpeace,
October 2001
America has the “know-how”
to label GE foods affordably and offer consumers an informed choice.
Please Vote Yes on Measure 27.
www.labelgefoods.com
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