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Hormone (rBHG) product for the dairy industry. Not to mention a sort of revolving door of personnel who have worked for Monsanto and subsequently worked at the FDA and vice versa.

The mainstream media bears just as much of the guilt of attempting to keep the public at large ignorant of the contamination of our food supply with genetically altered foods offering the issue perhaps less air time over the years than they have on Ron Paul's bid for the Republican candidacy in 2008. This controversy should have been brought into the spotlight years ago. One can only draw the conclusion that the "powers that be" want GMO's in the food supply and that this has been and is currently incorporated into the designs of the true ruling portion of our society in our nation even though the majority of society as a whole does not want it.

It is very frustrating for me to be aware of the fact that products containing genetically modified organisms are on the local grocery store shelves and I don't want to consume them and I especially don't want to see my grandchildren eating them but I cannot make an informed choice because they are not labeled.

There a good many reasons that GMO's should be differentiated from natural products. There has been weak to nonexistent governmental oversight. The technology is so relatively new that no long term studies have been made. For the most part approval has been influenced by the corporations that developed the GMO's with a lack of impartial independent studies having been conducted. Many people object to any and all forms of genetic engineering based on ethical, moral and religious beliefs. Many who subscribe to dietary restrictions based on their religion or belief system could actually be unknowingly violating their beliefs by unknowingly consuming GMO's since it is not uncommon for animal DNA to be incorporated into fruits, vegetables and grains during the development of GMO varieties!

The response to ICCR's stated position has been almost immediate. This move by ICCR might effectively help in making voluntary labeling attractive to those producers and processors who do not use GMO's for suddenly it is now a potentially desirable and effective marketing strategy.

In an article on The Restaurant Network's website FohBoh.com a columnist recommended:
"Quickly examine your menu. Make sure you are not using any foods or beverages from suppliers who can't ASSURE YOU that they are NOT using "GE" (genetically-engineered) or modified foods in what

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