Just for the record here are a few polls showing that Americans want GMO info written on the package:
The New York Times, 07/27/13
A recent New York Times poll found that 93% of Americans favor labeling of GMO food:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/sc...oods.html?_r=0
MSNBC, 2/25/11
Do you believe genetically modified foods should be labeled?
Yes – 96% of over 45,000 voters believe genetically modified foods should be labeled
Poll: Skepticism of Genetically Modified Foods - ABC News
Reuters / NPR, 10/2010
Poll conducted by Thompson Reuters and National Public Radio finds 93% of
Americans believe all GMO foods should be labeled as such; only 35% willing to
eat GMO fish
Washington Post, 9/17/10
Should genetically-modified food be labeled?
Yes – 95%
Post User Polls: Should genetically-modified food be labeled? - Abha Bhattarai
KSTP – St. Paul/Minneapolis, 9/21/10
Should Genetically Modified Salmon Carry a Different Label?
Yes, Should be labeled as genetically modified fish – 95%
Sorry - The Page You are Looking for Doesn't Exist | KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul
Consumer Reports, 11/11/08
2008 Food Labeling Poll found that 95 percent of respondents said they thought
food from genetically engineered animals should be labeled, and 78 percent
strongly agreed with this.
http://www.greenerchoices.org/pdf/foodpoll2008.pdf
ABC News, 6/19/01
An ABC News poll found that 93% of the American public wants the federal government to require mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods.
Poll: Skepticism of Genetically Modified Foods - ABC News
* 90% of Americans said foods created through genetic engineering processes should have special labels on them (Rutgers University’ Food Policy Institute study, November 2001)
* 90% of American farmers support labels on biotech products if they are scientifically different from conventional foods and 61% support labels on
biotech products even if not scientifically different. (Farm Foundation/Kansas State University, survey of farms throughout the U.S., September 2001).
* 75% of Americans say it is important to them to know whether a food product contains genetically modified ingredients. (Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology poll, March 2001).
* 86% of Americans think that the government should require the labeling of all packaged and other food products stating that they include corn, soy or other products which have come from genetically modified crops (Harris Poll, June 2000).
* 79% of Americans said it should not be legal to sell genetically modified fruits and vegetables without special labels (USA Today, February 2000).
* 86% of Americans want labels on genetically engineered foods (International Communications Research, March 2000)
* 81% of Americans think the government should require genetically engineered food products to be labeled. 89% of Americans think the government should require pre-market safety testing of genetically engineered foods before they are marketed, as with any food additive. (MSNBC Live Vote Results, January 2000).
* 92% of Americans support legal requirements that all genetically engineered foods be labeled. (BSMG Worldwide for the Grocery Manufacturers of America, September 1999).
* Almost 70% of Americans think the U.S. government should require more extensive labeling of ingredients in genetically engineered food. (Edelman Public Relations Worldwide in Bloomberg News, September 1999).
* 81% of American consumers believe GMO food should be labeled. 58% say that if GE foods were labeled they would avoid purchasing them. (Time magazine, January 1999).
* 93% of women surveyed say they want all GMO food clearly labeled. (National Federation of Women’s Institutes, 1998).
* 93% of Americans who responded to a Novartis survey agree that GMO foods should be labeled as such. 73% of those agree strongly with the position. (Novartis, February 1997). 25% say they would be likely to avoid labeled GMO foods.
* 84% of 604 New Jersey residents polled want mandatory labeling of GMO fruits and vegetables, 60% would consider buying fresh vegetables if they were labeled as having been produced by genetic engineering and 76% favor farmers voluntarily putting labels on their produce that say the items were not genetically engineered. (USDA, July 1995).
* 92% of 36,000 polled say they want GMO food labeled, with a 94% pro-labeling response from women and a 84% pro-labeling response from men. (Vance Publishing, in Food R&D, February 1995).
* 85% of those polled think that labeling of GMO food is “very important” (USDA, 1992).
* In an FDA sponsored survey in 1992, 8 state attorneys general asked the FDA to require mandatory labeling of all GMO foods.
That's a pretty impressive amount of studies all scoring in the same percentile over 20 years. And even more impressive to be able to sway politicians via lobbying to suppress this. To brush them off as being conducted unprofessional makes one look foolish. There is no single poll where the numbers would show that consumers don't care.
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