Social Implications in Agriculture

The Consumer has spoken and Campbell’s Listened

F160471_SpaghettiOs_New_Labels-0091The Right to Know campaign scored a major victory last week when Campbell’s Soup Company declared that it’s in support of US federal legislation for a mandatory labeling standard for GMO foods. Campbell’s went on to say that if a federal solution is not accomplished, it will label all of its US products for the presence of GMO ingredients. This declaration signifies that the consumer’s voice is just as important, if not more effective, as state ballot measures or legislation. It’s simple: the consumer wants to know what they’re eating and this is the first big food company to acknowledge those wishes.  Continue reading “The Consumer has spoken and Campbell’s Listened”