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Nothing is absolute, but some traits are common enough. No labeling requirements whatsoever is a Libertarian-like concept.
I don't want to side-track too much, but I don't see Libertarians as being anarchists at all. I see them as believing order will result, because most people are basically honest and decent if you let them be, and I believe they honestly believe that, but I also see that as naive and contradictory to core human nature.
Says who though? This is the standard take on libertarianism that doesn't accurately reflect the philosophy.
I am very much libertarian minded, and yet I believe all foodstuffs should be very clearly and accurately labeled. There are surely some libertarians who might profess objection to labeling, but I don't think it's quite so wide spread as you imagine.
In the end, I think a lot of people believe they know what libertarianism is all about, but many have very little understanding of the actual philosophy. Plenty of room for proper regulation and oversight in a libertarian system.