Sunday, October 7, 2012

Gmo food labeling

  • Prop. 37 Will Test California's Appetite For GMO Food

    The government approves genetically engineered plants and animals on a case-by-case basis, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture restricts the use of GMO crops that might harm other plants. The Food and Drug Administration can only require labeling if ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Professor asks why GMO food labeling

    Margaret Smith, Cornell University professor of plant breeding and genetics and agricultural Extension leader whose research concentrates on corn breeding, made a short sensible comment on the local and national implications of California Proposition ...

    www.agprofessional.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. For some reason, Proposition 37, or The Right to Know Genetically Engineered Foods Act, has the food, biotech and ...

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Whole Foods endorses genetically modified food labeling measure

    SACRAMENTO -- Whole Foods Market, the upscale seller of organic products and other "natural" foods, has endorsed a California initiative that would require the labeling of genetically engineered food ingredients. The Austin, Texas, company said it's ...

    www.latimes.com

  • Viewpoints: Should we require labeling of GMO foods? Yes

    This spring, more than a million Americans petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for mandatory GMO labeling, and 19 states have tried to pass labeling laws - but we can't get labeling because the special interests have too much power over ...

    www.sacbee.com

  • Group fights for genetically modified food labeling

    Gulfport, Florida -- Every Tuesday, you'll find Beach Boulevard South in Gulfport lined with fresh fruit and vegetables from farms across the state.

    www.wtsp.com

  • Monsanto Was For GMO Food Labeling Before It Was Against It

    Now that Labor Day is past us, the election season will heat up and the advertising barrage is underway. One such battle will be over Proposition 37, which will require companies selling food products in California to disclose GMO ingredients on their ...

    www.triplepundit.com

  • Proposition 37 at a glance

    What it would do: Require most genetically engineered processed foods and produce sold in supermarkets and other retailers to be labeled as such. GMO foods also will be prohibited from using the phrase "natural" on their labels. Meat, dairy, alcohol ...

    www.vcstar.com

  • Prop 37: Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods – Will We Be Better Off If We ...

    Proposition 37 requires labeling foods you buy in the supermarket as GMO foods if they contain genetically modified ingredients.

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  • Global Demand to Label Genetically Modified Food

    Grassroots organizers, organic farmers and environmentalists in central Illinois are joining groups around the country taking on a global Goliath and demanding that genetically modified food be labeled. More than 70 percent of food sold in grocery ...

    thecommunityword.com

  • GMO's: Let's Label 'Em

    The best guess about what will happen if California requires labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms (G.M.O.'s) - which, as far as I can tell, includes almost all processed food containing corn or soybeans, the vast majority of ...

    opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com

  • POLL FINDS BALLOT MEASURE TO REQUIRE LABELING OF GENETICALLY ...

    Even when presented with information about how much regulation might cost the cash-strapped state, a majority of voters support a November ballot initiative that would require new labeling for food that contains genetically modified ingredients. If ...

    eastcountymagazine.org

  • 125th District race: Robbins, O'Dea, Bedell give answers

    Gun control, food labeling and improving the business climate within Connecticut were areas where the three candidates running to represent the 125th state House District found common ground during a question-and-answer forum Monday evening at Wilton ...

    www.acorn-online.com

  • PCC joins push for new law requiring GMO labeling

    The Seattle-based grocery chain said it will spend $100,000 to help collect signatures in support of legislative Initiative 522, which would require labeling in Washington of food with GMOs. The company also has launched an in-store signature-gathering ...

    seattletimes.com

  • Food labeling documentary

    I strongly recommend watching The Real Food Channel video, "The war against GMO labeling." Stacy Malkan, who is responsible for getting Proposition 37 on the ballot, speaks very clearly about this issue.

    www.vcstar.com

  • Demands increase to label genetically modified food

    Editor's Note: Fairbanks was not asked by the Western Edition journalist why Monsanto supported GM food labeling in Europe, but is fighting GM food labeling in America. The San Jose Mercury News did ask this question. That newspaper reported ...

    www.thewesternedition.com

  • Guest commentary: California food-labeling proposition has fatal flaws

    Other nations (45 and counting) passed GM food labeling laws, but none need them. A less disruptive voluntary labeling alternative exists - an international standard for "non-GM" food.

    www.stltoday.com

  • Local growers highlight GMO food fight

    Don Cameron, general manager of the 5,500-acre Terranova Ranch in Helm, believed the proposition would end up inviting countless lawsuits against food processors or retailers who may lack proper food labeling. Cameron added that the initiative goes on ...

    www.thebusinessjournal.com

  • Avoiding GMO foods

    I would like to offer some tips to help people avoid GMOs until such labeling can be put into practice. It is important to buy organic fruit and vegetables whenever possible.

    www.vcstar.com

  • Council hears testimony on GMO labeling

    While there were no clear answers, council members voted 8-0 to adopt a resolution asking state lawmakers next year to consider a bill requiring the labeling of genetically modified food products. Mike White was excused. Council Member Elle Cochran ...

    www.mauinews.com

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