This study was commissioned by the Mauritius Research Council who wished to implement a rapid study of the awareness of the public in Mauritius of the existence of, understanding of, and attitudes towards Genetically Modified Oragnisms(GMOs) in foodstuffs available on the local market. This study was divided into two stages. The first stage was a questionnaire based study of shoppers, island-wide in Mauritius. The second stage was a physical examination of the labeling of products in retail outlets.