转基因食品标签管制与消费者的知情选择权

转基因食品的标签管制在国内外引起了广泛的争论,很多组织和某些国家政府都强调通过强制性的标签政策保障消费者的知情选择权。但是本论文通过对国内外进行的一系列调查进行分析,发现消费者对于转基因食品的态度是多元化的。强制性标签制度在保护不喜欢转基因食品消费者利益的同时,却提高了食品成本,让全社会承担了成本,并不能真正的给消费者以知情选择权。分析表明,自愿性标签制度才能真正保障消费者的知情选择权。

Labeling of genetically modified foods and consumers'''' informed choice

A fierce debate over the labeling of GM Food is going on internationally, many organizations and national governments support mandatory labeling aiming to protect consumers' informed choice. Based on a series of surveys made inside China and abroad, it is found that the consumers' attitudes towards GM food are verified. Mandatory labeling regime protects the benefit of those consumers who dislike GM Food, but meanwhile it increases the cost of GM food, therefore, it can not endow the consumers with informed choice. Only the voluntary labeling regime can endow consumers with informed choice.