“There is no such
thing as too much information,” said New Jersey lawmaker BettyLou DeCroce a few
days ago. That’s definitely not true. We’ve all experienced “TMI” moments. Then
there’s TMI’s close cousin: utterly useless information. And that’s what
DeCroce unfortunately supports in New Jersey. She backs a bill that would
require all food sold in the state to carry special labels when it’s made with
ordinary plants that I’ve grown for years on my New Jersey farm.
Labels
specifically for food with genetically modified ingredients provide utterly
useless information. They won’t deliver any benefits to consumers, but they’ll
force the price of food to rise for everyone.
The good news is that New Jersey probably won’t approve the legislation,
at least not in the near term. Unlike most of the country, here in the Garden
State we elect our lawmakers in odd-numbered years. Most analysts don’t expect
major new initiatives until after November…..To Read More….
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