Do European Consumers Buy GM Foods?


	Do European Consumers Buy GM Foods?

brightlight4

11-14-2008 9:16 AM

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11-14-2008 9:18 AM

brightlight4

I DO look for GM labels and have NEVER found them, that is why I stopped buying maize because I do NOT want GM foods on my plate!! What do other Europeans think about this issue? Do you like to be guinea pigs for the companies that produce these products?

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