Calling all WTO experts

[andrewducker]

According to today's Guardian the  WTO has said that European countries can't ban GM foods.

What I'm wondering is - does this stop them from demanding that GM foods be labelled, so that people can make their own choices about whether they want to eat them or not?

Comments

[octopoid-horror.livejournal.com]

These things are rarely done in an even-handed way.

Now that companies are encouraged to label foods with how much salt they contain, a lot of over-salted products use wording that suggests the amount above which you're eating too much is a reccomended daily allowance in the same way that it is for vitamins, letting people assume that's a healthy amount.. as opposed to an upper limit.

[andrewducker]

Not only that - they're labelling it as "Sodium" rather than "Salt", which makes it look like less...

[laserboy.livejournal.com]

The only way to stop that kind of unethical activity is to complain loudly to the right people. Consumer groups, advertising standards etc etc etc.