Y.G. Muralidharan

Genetically modified (GM) foods should be labeled because consumers have the right to be informed about products that may threaten their health, argues Y.G. Muralidharan in the following viewpoint. Moreover, Muralidharan claims, labeling gives consumers the choice to abstain from using products that threaten the environment, as GM foods are believed to do. Labeling requirements further protect consumers, Muralidharan maintains, because the companies that market the products will be accountable for the label’s accuracy. Muralidharan is a writer and consumer advocate from India.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Muralidharan, what have surveys and studies in Australia and the United Kingdom revealed about consumers’ views of food labeling?
2. In the author’s opinion, what are the differences between positve and negative labeling?
3. What...