As a health conscious and flavor seeking foodie, I was extremely excited to see a large corporation actually take a stand in the battle over GMO labeling. Yes they use GMOs, more then I expected based on their previous marketing, and Yes they now label them online. This is a huge step in terms of being transparent and giving consumers their right to know. While it maybe tempting to point fingers at Chipotle, maybe even calling them hypocritical since they do use GMOs rather prevalently, this is a rather odd argument. Personally, I do feel that GMOs are not the solution and potentially damaging to our health. On the other hand, these are supposed to be "safe" so why would labeling a supposed "safe" ingredient cause Chipotle to lack integrity? Also, as they are being transparent, isn't labeling their ingredients more ethical then continually serving GMOs to the masses, completely unbenounced to them? During a time where more and more people want the right to know, and states are beginning to pass labeling laws, I find labeling to be a natural "organic" growth within our food system and food education. I avoid GMOs as much as possible, so I do not eat at fast food restaurants very often (like never if I can help it). I think Chipotle taking a stand actually encourages me to support them more, although this would be hard since they do use soy oil in much of their cooking. I hope they can continue to phase out the GMO oil and other ingredients as they have begun to do so in some regions and restaurants. Being the first chain of its kind to label GMOs, they are in my mind, demonstrating what they have preached this whole time. "food with integrity".
