Biotech Facts versus Organic Kills The battle over Proposition 37 in California that would require labeling of food products produced using biotechnology is going to be as ugly as the presidential campaign. Activists posted an advertisement comparing biotech to cigarettes, DDT and Agent Orange. Meanwhile, respondents to an anti-biotech piece in the Huffington Post responded by noting that there have been zero ill effects from the technology; by contrast organic products -- including spinach, berries, cheese, cashews, greens, raw milk and grape tomatoes -- have killed or sickened hundreds of people with salmonella, E. coli, listeria and campylobacter, thus raising the question about which products really need labeling. We'd also add: And...

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