I am 24 years old and sadly, I have only known about GMOs for about two years. My interest in the matter grew quite passionate after the Farmers Assurance Provision bill had passed, and the opportunity to express my feelings about GMOs presented itself in my English class when my professor assigned a research paper. I chose to write on the topic of the mandatory labeling of GMOs, especially since the rejection of California's Proposition 37, which would have required companies to label foods containing GMO ingredients. I titled my research paper "I Want to Know What I am Eating." As I was doing my research, I came across an article that led me to Samuel Anderson, editor of GeneWatch. Mr. Anderson graciously granted me an interview, and afterward, asked me if I was interested in writing an article about what I learned and whether my views on GMOs and the labeling of GMOs have changed due to my research. I can honestly say, now that I have become more educated on the issue, I still want to know what I am eating, and the only way to accomplish this is through food labeling.
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