My Letter to the USDA on "BE" Labels
The public comment period on the USDA's proposed "bioengineered" labels is history, at least your ability to respond to it. But as far as public comments go, the slate does not disappoint. As usual, the well informed decided not to share their knowledge, but every person with an opinion and no grasp of science was happy to chime in. The Federal Register collected 2,446 comments. The dominant take-home is that people have no clue about the science. When they do have a clue, they agree that the USDA AMS made a huge mistake by floating happy symbols with the term "B.E." for "bioengineered" a term nobody understands or ever used. I did find my letter, and can say with certainty that I agree with myself from April 2018. I think its a neat letter. My letter to the USDA AMS about "Bioengineered" labels. In 20 years we'll have to get together and agree that I was correct. For those of you that don't want to