**I am changing my topic proposal. I will now be writing a policy paper about which certain types of GMO products should be labeled, and the basis for the requirements of labeling. I will focus on the strictness of the labeling policy, which products are covered in the policy, which ingredients are covered, when the labeling requirements are triggered. I will also discuss whether restaurants should be required to follow this procedure, what the labels should say, and how the companies will verify whether the products have GMOs or not. I will support this by using documents that prove that GMOs should be labeled. I will talk about why all ingredients should be covered, with the exception of preservatives and additives. I will use statistics and datas from current policies in other countries and find reasons as to why products have to have a certain percentage of GMOs to be considered genetically modified. I will find data to support why restaurants should be excluded from this, why products should say "Does contain GMOs" as opposed to "May contain GMOs". Also, because many products that claimed to be free of GMOs were actually found to have GMOs, I will discuss a third party company will have to test the GMOs.
I will need to find more sources, but I will definitely be able to use the articles I already have.
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Molly, you have clearly outlined what change you are proposing and the spheres of potential rewards (consumer trust and better international trade). However, at least in this topic proposal, you have left out the reason for the change. Why would consumers start trusting these companies and why would international trade improve? Do people actually read the labels? Would it matter if the consumers were better informed about the GMOs?
This is a paper i really find interesting. I usually scan the labels to see what exactly im eating. I believe restaurants should do the same because there are so many ingredients that they don't mention in the menu. Your policy change is apparent and I believe you have the sources to write a convincing paper
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