Does labeling GMO sky-rocket production costs?

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You know the argument, can we really afford to require these companies to label genetically engineered foods? They're already labeling genetically engineered foods in other countries. American corporations, the products they sell overseas, these ingredients are either labeled or they're not used at all, so the argument that we can't afford to do this when they have already done it in other countries is not acceptable. By labeling these ingredients these companies aren't having to change formulation or do anything differently. It's simply giving Americans that same freedom of choice and that same right to know that our own American corporations have already given to eaters in other countries

Video Categories: ALL PARENTS, Nutrition, Healthy Meals and Snacks, Green Living, Avoiding Chemicals and Toxins

Robyn O'Brien, Author of The Unhealthy Truth, explains how GMO's are labeled in foods in many other countries without increased production costs, so the argument that doing so in the U.S. is not acceptable

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Robyn O'Brien

Author, The Unhealthy Truth

Robyn O'Brien is recognized by Teri Hatcher, Kourtney Kardashian, Kristen Bell and moms around the world. She has been called “food’s Erin Brockovich” by The New York Times and has been named by SHAPE Magazine as a “Women To Shape the World”, by Forbes Woman as one of “20 Inspiring Women to Follow on Twitter,” and by The Discovery Channel as one of its 15 Top Visionaries. She is a former food industry analyst, author, mother of four and the founder of AllergyKids Foundation. Robyn graduated as the top woman in her class from business school before working as a financial analyst that covered the food industry. She is regarded as an expert on children’s health policy. She has appeared on CNN, The Dr Oz show, Today Show, Good Morning America, CNBC's Kudlow Report, Fox News and the Ricki Lake Show and has appeared in several documentary films, including Food Patriots, Unacceptable Levels, Genetic Roulette.

Robyn’s work has been recognized by individuals such as Yoko Ono, Robert Kennedy Jr., Ted Turner and Prince Charles. She is the founder of the visionary organization allergykidsfoundation.org which is focused on restoring the integrity of the food supply and the health of children, the author of The Unhealthy Truth (Random House 2010) and her work is seen in Food, Inc. filmmaker Robert Kenner’s 2012 video, Labels Matter, and in Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.

Parenting expert on: Healthy Meals and Snacks, Nutrition and Supplements, Allergies and Sensitivities, Avoiding Chemicals and Toxins

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