The US Biotec firms got a head start on the world in the late 80s, early 90's; and the entire time the nations of Europe screamed about Genetically Modified Foods (GMF) being a danger to your health, to your family line, the environment, etc. Then in the late 90's the European Farm Co-ops (read Governments) got their hands into the GMF production and now you do not hear a wimper from them the new EU about GMF since they feed it their own people. The entire issue about trade is that every nation wants to be a player in every industry (for instance take Airbus - fully Govt backed and always subsusdized).
So backing an American business interest instead of some other country's industry is not in our Interest - smakes of the same type thinking that allows the Dem's to pass of their socialism for economic planning.
If there's really no danger, no issue w/ them, they shouldn't be fighting against having them labeled as such. What is monsanto and all these other pro-GMO food producers afraid of? They're afraid that if we actually knew how much GMO was in our food, we would boycot them.
Just because Monstanto is an Amercian business doesn't mean I am going to be their cheerleader. If they are making a bad product and using nefarious strong arm tactics against innocent farmers, producers and customers to force a monopoly on our food and seed supply, I want to be their worst nightmare.