标识转基因食品的伦理动因

Ethical Reasons on Labeling Genetic Modified Food

转基因食品在给人类社会的发展带来巨大的经济效益和社会效益的同时,也有可能影响生态环境、危害人类健康。许多国家和消费者要求对转基因食品进行标识。但反对或要求降低标识要求的声音也存在着。本文从伦理的角度探讨了对转基因食品进行标识的伦理动因,力图为转基因食品的标识管理寻求伦理支持。

While genetic modified food （GMF） have been bringing huge economic and social benefits to human society, they also could have potential risks of destroying ecosystem or doing harm to people＇ s health. Many countries or consumers have demanded to have GMF labeled, but the voices against labeling or demanding lower standards of labeling have always remained. The ethical reasons of labeling GMF were analyzed from the angles of ethics to try to seek ethical supports for the labeling management of GMF.