Given that the label is nearly guaranteed to be seen as a negative by many consumers, food makers are likely to shift to using more non-GMO ingredients. That will mean higher costs, as U.S. farmers forgo crop traits that they have found to be helpful, and higher pesticide use. Of greater concern is the possibility that food companies will be tempted to source cheaper version of these non-GMO ingredients from other countries where there are higher levels of environmental pollutants and…
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