Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Genetically modified food california

  • SAN FRANCISCO — California voters will soon decide whether to require special labels for food made from genetically modified ingredients, in a closely watched test of consumer attitudes about the merits of genetically engineered crops.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • That puts California on the front line of a national fight over An IBOPE Zogby International poll in March found that 87% of U.S. adults agree that genetically modified foods should be labeled.
  • (USA Today)
  • California voters are set to decide whether to require special labels for foods that contain genetically modified ingredients. Advocates collected more than half a million signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot.
  • (San Francisco Gate)
  • SAN FRANCISCO — California voters will decide in November whether to require special labels for foods that contain genetically modified ingredients. Advocates collected more than half a million signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot.
  • (Washington Post)
  • Biotechnology companies say that the California labeling initiative, while portrayed as promoting consumer choice, is really an effort by some consumer and environmental groups and organic food growers to drive genetically modified foods off the market.
  • (New York Times)
  • Californias November ballot will include questions on modifying the states three-strikes sentencing laws and requiring labels for genetically modified foods.
  • (Sacramento Bee)
  • (The primary genetically modified food crops are corn, soy and canola However, a measure that would require mandatory labeling will likely land before California voters this November, and a 19 other states have, or are, exploring similar proposals.
  • (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  • Californias November ballot will include questions on modifying the states three strikes sentencing laws and requiring labels for genetically modified foods.
  • (Sacramento Bee)
  • California may label modified foods California voters will soon decide whether to require special labels for food made from genetically modified ingredients, in a closely watched test of consumer attitudes about the merits of genetically engineered crops.
  • (Tampa Bay Online)
  • California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer co-authored an amendment that would permit states to require special labels on genetically modified foods.
  • (The State)

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