Ingredient lists require the disclose of many substances that are added to new foods. People have a right to know whether their food contains aspartame.
This is a good point. But it still stands in contrast to non-disclosure of everything that's not an ingridient: processes, pesticides, etc. Produce like fruit or raw meat doesn't have any "ingridiends".
Why the difference? I lean towards thinking it's in large part historical, political, and accidental, rather than reflecting any real difference in what's appropriate or required.
This is a good point. But it still stands in contrast to non-disclosure of everything that's not an ingridient: processes, pesticides, etc. Produce like fruit or raw meat doesn't have any "ingridiends".
GMO's are ingridients.
Golden Rice looks different than normal rice, so people who want to buy it can see the difference and make informed decisions about what they want to buy. With a lot of other GMO products that isn't the case.
Basically: How does one pursue the truth when direct engagement with evidence is infeasible?
I came to this question while discussing GMO labeling. In this case I am obviously not in a position to experiment for myself, but furthermore: I do not have the time to build up the bank of background understanding to engage vigorously with the study results themselves. I can look at them with a decent secondary education's understanding of experimental method, genetics, and biology, but that is the extent of it.
In this situation I usually find myself reduced to weighing the proclamations of authorities: