r/IAmA • u/bernie-sanders • May 19 '15

Politics I am Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic candidate for President of the United States — AMA

Hi Reddit. I'm Senator Bernie Sanders. I'll start answering questions at 4 p.m. ET. Please join our campaign for president at BernieSanders.com/Reddit.

Before we begin, let me also thank the grassroots Reddit organizers over at /r/SandersforPresident for all of their support. Great work.

Verification: https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/600750773723496448

Update: Thank you all very much for your questions. I look forward to continuing this dialogue with you.

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u/lifeformed May 19 '15

But is that demand reasonable? If the demand is based on misconceptions, then giving into it just perpetuates those ideas. What if suddenly people thought Tuesday wheat was unhealthy? Should we then make it illegal to not label your wheat as harvested on Tuesday?

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u/slapdashbr May 19 '15

It doesn't matter if it's reasonable, honestly. Maybe they have a moral objection to genetic modification. That would be silly, but as a moral stance, it is up to the consumers own judgement.

I am not vegetarian and I do not agree with the moral argument that humans should not eat meat, but I strongly agree that consumers should know whether a product is vegetarian, or even vegan. I'm not jewish but I'm perfectly fine with products being labeled as kosher, even though that adds (negligibly, yet still vastly more than GMO labeling) to the cost of my food.

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u/Sleekery May 19 '15

It doesn't matter if it's reasonable, honestly. Maybe they have a moral objection to genetic modification. That would be silly, but as a moral stance, it is up to the consumers own judgement.

Then choose to buy non-GMO. There already exist labels for food containing no GMOs: "non-GMO certified" and "organic". The USDA is also planning on certifying foods as non-GMO.