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Here’s one increasingly hostile campaign that the food industry can totally defuse, and it could start tomorrow, with almost guaranteed success. It’s the issue of labeling GMOs, food products made with genetically modified ingredients.

Here’s the attack line typically used by activists, in this case the Environmental Working Group, an NGO dedicated to forcing FDA to order mandatory labeling of GMOs:

“Genetically engineered foods are appearing on supermarket shelves with increasing frequency,” its website states. “Some 60% to 70% of processed foods available in grocery stores contain some genetically engineered ingredients. We have a right to know how the food we are eating is being produced so that we can make the right choices for ourselves and our families.”

EWG is the leading proponent of a campaign called “Just Label It” (no apologies to Nike) and is trying to collect e-mail petitions to sway the FDA on the issue.

Untruth in labeling

What’s particularly egregious is a video segment EWG uses on its website to persuade consumers that GMOs represent a burning issue that ought to fire them up enough to join the fray.