GMO labeling a good idea for food products

When Nov. 4 rolls around this fall, we plan to vote for a citizen-backed ballot initiative that requires grocery stores and producers to label food that contains genetically modified ingredients because we believe it is everyone’s right to know what is in the food we eat.

At press time (Aug. 19), the Colorado secretary of state had not yet certified the measure for the ballot, but supporters turned in more than twice the number of signatures needed to qualify and we believe it will make its way to voters.

As always, it’s not as simple as typing out a label and applying…