• Historical Documents
• Other Resources

Historical Documents

• “Evolution of the Demand for Non-GMO Corn and Soybeans,” Robert Wisner (Iowa State University), 1999
• “Announcing California Right To Know Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Ballot Initiative,” 1999
• “Genetically Modified Crops: Guidelines for Producers,” Iowa Grain Quality Initiative, 1999
• Remarks from Edward Groth with Consumers Union at the FDA public meeting “Biotechnology in the Year 2000 and Beyond,” 1999
• “Motley Group Pushes for FDA Labels on Biofoods,” The Wall Street Journal, 1999
• 2000 Senate record on Barbara Boxer’s S2080, the “Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act”
• “Modified Foods Put Companies in a Quandry,” The New York Times, 2000
• FDA Draft Guidance on GMO labeling, Federal Register, 2001
• Congressional Press Release on introduction of GMO labeling bills, 2002
• “EU Takes Steps to Require More Labeling for GMOs,” The Wall Street Journal, 2002

Other Resources:

In today’s consumer climate, the controversy about labeling is often more focused on the intricacies of labeling foods as non-GMO, organic, natural, or other adjectives related to the perceived “healthiness”‘ of a product.  A few key examples:

• 2017 blog post, “Is the Non-GMO Project Guilty of Spreading Fake News?“
• In the News item on a two 2018 surveys about pubic perception of GMO and role of labeling
• What does “natural” mean anyways?  In July 2018, Monster Beverages was the latest company to get it wrong

Relevant Keywords:

• Labeling