The question of using GMOs remains one of the most important problems of the 21st century. First of all, it raises the eternal issue of whether the achievements of science are beneficial to the planet. Currently, there is an active discussion in many countries on whether to label market products that were grown with the use of GMO technologies. Consumer concerns have been particularly raised by the debate on the desirability of labeling GMO products to provide an opportunity for customers to make an informed choice.
It is difficult to argue with the thesis that anyone has the right to know what exactly they buy at a grocery store. Researchers note that consumers “desire to have labels or to point to the existence of potentially serious or even catastrophic environmental risks cannot be ruled out of bounds”. In other words, product labels should aim to clearly convey accurate information in simple language so that everyone can understand it and evaluate the health risks. Nevertheless, other scientists argue that labels could “mislead and falsely alarm consumers”. The idea of GMO products being dangerous for the human body is considered to be a position that only uneducated people have. For this reason, there is no need to label anything since such foods are the same as organic ones.