Prop. 37 Will Test California's Appetite For GMO Food
California voters will soon decide whether to require certain raw and processed foods to carry such a label. In a closely watched test of consumers' appetite for genetically modified foods, the special label is being pushed by organic farmers and ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Calif. ballot initiative will test consumers' appetite for food that is ...
In a closely watched test of consumers' appetite for genetically modified foods, the special label is being pushed by organic farmers and advocates who are concerned about what people eat even though the federal government and many scientists contend ...www.washingtonpost.com
Do we have an appetite for genetically modified food?
A corn-based food product carrying a label identifying it as not containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, is sold at the Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins store in the Los Feliz district of Los Angeles on Friday. The Associated Press. Select ...www.pressherald.com
Prop 37: California Soil Scientist Says Label Up!
This November, Californians will vote on a historic proposal that would require genetically modified foods in supermarkets to be labeled.www.huffingtonpost.com
Companies, activists gear up for battle
The argument against genetic engineering of seeds and food is that food companies are playing roulette with public health by introducing new genetic combinations into food with unknown consequences for future generations. "Nature always has the last ...www.mydesert.com
French scientists question safety of GM corn
It was backed by the Committee of Research and Independent Information on Genetic Engineering (CRII-GEN), a French nonprofit known for its opposition to GM foods. In a telephone conference call with U.S. reporters on Wednesday afternoon, Gilles-Eric ...www.washingtonpost.com
Genetically modified cow may hold answer for milk allergy
Few precedents exist for this type of genetically engineered food product, Roberts adds. Some drugs in use today are made from so-called transgenic animals, but so far no genetically modified animals or animal products have been sold for food. The ...www.cnn.com
Local growers highlight GMO food fight
Organic farmer Tom Willey of Madera's TD Willey Farms likens the distribution of genetically modified foods as an experiment on consumers.www.thebusinessjournal.com
Demands increase to label genetically modified food
Studies also have been conducted that show genetic engineering can increase existing and new food allergies and allergenic responses, especially in children - who are much more susceptible - pointed out Zack Kaldveer, who also is with the California ...www.thewesternedition.com
EU food agency dismisses GM study
The European Union's food safety agency has dismissed a new French study that has rekindled fears about genetically modified crops, finding in an initial assessment that it was of "insufficient scientific quality". But environmental groups and genetic ...www.gulf-times.com
Calif. voters to decide on labeling genetically modified foods
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The cereal aisle, the cookie shelf and the cold case full of sodas have become the battlegrounds in one of the most expensive political fights on California's November ballot.www.myrtlebeachonline.com
Lauver: Genetically modified organisms feed the world
It will increase a heightened concern when groups such as the World Health Organization have stated genetically modified foods have not had an effect on human health in the countries where they are consumed. Unlike the early 1900s, when 40 percent of ...www.iowastatedaily.com
Nation Urged to Lift Ban on Growing Genetically Modified Food
From poultry products to fish, potatoes to apples, Johnson Moyo, a primary school teacher in Bulawayo, has come to enjoy what many Zimbabweans once considered the finer things in life.allafrica.com
Ballot Watch: Labeling genetically engineered foods
Advocates concerned about potential health and environmental impacts of genetic engineering have been trying for years to get states and the federal government to label such foods. They have unsuccessfully pushed for food labeling laws in 19 state ...www.sacbee.com
California Prop 37 - Rebuttal to Annoying Pro-GMO TV Ads
Genetic engineering of food is extremely dangerous and unpredictable on so many levels it is hard to qualify and quantify the danger.www.opednews.com
Food Fight: New ads about Proposition 37, the labeling effort for GMOs
The California Right to Know Genetically Modified Food Act could make the Golden State the first in the country to require food manufacturers to label all raw and processed food with information about its genetics.www.scpr.org
In Prop 37 food fight, is fair play losing out?
6, voters will decide whether to approve the country's first law requiring labels for genetically modified foods. More than $36 million has flowed into the campaign so far, with opponents out raising supporters 8 to 1, led by $7 million from St. Louis ...www.mercurynews.com
No on Prop. 37 opinion: Genetically engineered food-labeling law is too flawed
Proposition 37 is billed by its proponents as a measure that would simply require labeling of foods sold in California that were produced using genetic engineering. However, a close read of Proposition 37 reveals a complicated and deeply flawed measure ...www.thereporter.com
Food Fight: Pay Attention to Proposition 37
To those who have been in any way involved in the campaign to have genetically modified (GM) foods labeled, the very fact that the citizens of a sovereign state - let alone one considered to be the ninth largest economic entity on the planet - will ...thesandpaper.villagesoup.com
Does Prop 37 Bar "Natural" Labeling of Non-GM Foods?
The question is whether processed foods that are not genetically modified also are subject to the labeling prohibition titled "Misbranding of Genetically Engineered Foods as 'Natural'". As you would expect, lawyers don't agree on the answer. Processed ...www.naturalproductsinsider.com
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