Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been hotly disputed since their inception over thirty years ago. Food altered by agricultural biotechnology has been approached with suspicion by groups who disregard legitimate scientific assurances to the safety of genetically modified foods. Mandatory labelling on GMOs would only serve to brand healthy food options as unsafe to those who do not understand the difference but fear the implication of danger. In fact, scientific research conducted on GMOs over the past decade has concluded that there is no credible evidence that GMOs pose any unique threat to the environment or the public’s health. Despite the presence of controversial and discredited anti-GMO studies, such as the one conducted by Gilles-Éric Séralini, the safety of genetically modified crops is still assured by the scientific community. Attacking the development of GM technology, would only limit the benefits such advances could offer to humanity: namely, an end to world hunger.

The growing influence of far-right nationalist groups in Europe grips the continent’s political landscape, as its people react to their social and economic frustrations. Although previously acknowledged as “fringe” groups, after the most recent European parliamentary election, nationalist parties have gained significant ground. By stressing hostility to the EU and immigration from African and the Middle East, these groups have become more and more appealing to those skeptical of the EU’s involvement in national affairs. Right-wing nationalist parties have made