On Thursday, December 30, 2004, at 12:34 PM, LACTNET automatic digest 
system wrote:

> I am assuming, possibly incorrectly, that there is some kind of 
> requirement
> for the labeling of foods in the US, so that the consumer may see 
> whether
> they are genetically modified or engineered.

Rachel,

I wish you were correct.  GMO foods do not need to be labelled in the 
US.  Fortunately, lots of companies makes a point of labelling *non*-gmo 
foods.  Somebody did a study which I cannot quote, but it indicated that 
much if not most of the corn and soy in the US is gmo, mostly 
Roundup-Ready by Monsanto.  We have also had instances were gmo feed 
corn not approved for human consumption wound up in the human food 
supply, including tortillas at Taco Bell.  Oops!

To relate this to bf, most if not all infant formulas here contain gmo 
corn and soy.

Lynn
Missouri, USA

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