Arguments Against Mandatory Labeling

The labeling fad of the 21st century came along with the health craze. Labels such as Organic, Gluten Free, and Local have been turned into marketing ploys. And genetically modified organisms have gotten their fair share of critics. Ranging from people raving about how they’re “saving third world countries” to how they’re “killing our world”. Mandatory labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is something that many are pushing for the government to make mandatory. However they have been proven to pose no serious risks to human health or the environment. Consequently the cost of the labels is more than the benefit that they would provide, so is it really necessary. The journal article On Mandatory labeling with special reference to genetically modified organisms by Cass R. Sunstein further explains this after legislation was passed in an attempt to make labeling GMOs mandatory. Throughout the article you can see Sunstein's bias towards not labeling. The main points in his article are reasons why it shouldn’t be mandatory to label GMOs. One of the key reasons that so many want it to be required is because they want to know what is in their food, which is well within their right. However Sunstein mentions something that many government officials are worried about; that requiring GMOs to be labeled would cause
As of 2016 GMOs are required to be labeled. More and more of our foods are starting to include these organisms, and according to this article and the research it used we are not at any health risks nor is our environment. Sunstein’s article helped us to better understand the business point of view regarding GMOs and showed why some, himself included, do not feel that the labeling is necessary. Genetically modified organisms still cause the public to have many questions, but for now we know what they are