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with New Zealand, Australia, and Japan are not likely to stop
demanding labeling. This protest will cause big problems for the
US trade industry. The press in the US is quite different than
that in Europe and other anti-GM countries, leading to a
difference in levels of awareness and activism. People want
security, and the only way the they will feel safe is if they
know what they are eating and how it effects their body. "In the
vast majority of cases, a label is not required because FDA sees
no significant difference between food made from genetically
modified crops and traditional varieties (Palmer)." The FDA
fails to reveal that each time a gene is inserted into a living
organism, random and uncontrolled events occur, such as
mutagenesis within living intracellular metabolisms. The chain
reaction of such incidences can lead to vegetables that are
allergenic, toxic, or low in nutritional value. It is impossible
to predict what each genetic mod