Last month Frito-Lay announced it was asking growers not to use genetically modified crops. Now comes the USDA's rules on organic foods. Although such labeling would give consumers a choice, Consumers Union's Halloran feels the policy does not go far enough because organic foods are such a small part of the market. The biotechnology industry would not support the proposed organic labeling. BIO's Giddings says there is no need to segregate genetically modified products since they are no different than plants created by thousands of years of human selection.
Organic farmers disagree.