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The USDA Is Right: Bioengineered Foods Don't Need Labels
No government, federal or state, should be mandating this costly regulation.
21st-century food.
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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 U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed to do exactly that.