Food labeling is sensible, but within limits

Shopping for food has become a tricky business.

Not only do we have to find what we want in larger outlets, packed with ever-busier aisles, we also have to negotiate what can at times be a minefield of product labels, which tell us exactly what's in the food, and also maybe more importantly, what's not.

There's "green food", "organic food", "non-GMO" food, "agro-product geological indication", "safety food", those with "no food additives", "no antibiotic residues", "no pesticide residues", "no edible pigments"...