It’s disappointing the Herald chose to oppose Proposition 105 (Oct. 15), a good start to giving consumers access to information about what’s in the food they’re eating. Consumers have a right to know what foods are GMO engineered and which are not. Let them decide if they want to assume the risk.

Proposition 105 may not be perfect legislation, but it requires food sold in Colorado to carry a label if produced with genetic engineering. It might be the FDA’s job to create a more level and less confusing playing field for food producers and consumers; and, it is the FDA’s job to implement and enforce notification and labeling – but until it does both tasks, the public is bombarded with shameless scare tactics. One of them is that food costs will increase dramatically because of the high cost if GMO foods were required to label.

The median cost to consumers of requiring labeling of GMOs is $2.30 per person annually. That’s less than a penny a day. This information comes from a new analysis of research conducted by Consumers Union, the policy arm of Consumers Report. I trust this organization because it is not answering to Monsanto.

I’m concerned about commercial food production in the United States. I want to know where my food is coming from and that seed I purchase is what I think it is.

I’m voting yes on Proposition 105 and urge you to do so, too.

Karen Brucoli Anesi

Durango