Among new FDA initiatives to address concerns, Glover-Glew said, are mandatory premarket notification of GMOs by food producers, guidance for voluntary food labeling, greater transparency in the approval process, and documenting the presence of allergenics present in these foods. Many of the common concerns about biotech foods were outlined by Michael Jacobson of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a non-profit consumer organization. We believe that, if used properly, engineered foods could have great benefits for society. At this point consumers are not benefiting as much as the food producers. Jacobson proposed the establishment of strict rules for GMOs by the FDA, the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies.
Consumers are leery of biotechnology foods.