Prop. 37 Will Test California's Appetite For GMO Food
International food and chemical conglomerates, including Monsanto Co. and DuPont Co., have contributed about $35 million to defeat Proposition 37 on the November ballot. It also would ban labeling or advertising genetically altered food as "natural.www.huffingtonpost.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
Is Prop. 37 a 'Ban' on Genetically Modified Foods? Fact-Checking the Arguments
KQED Public Radio's Forum program ran a debate last week on Proposition 37, which requires the labeling of foods containing genetically modified ingredients. It was a spirited discussion, and we thought one exchange, in particular, deserved a bit more ...blogs.kqed.org
GUEST OPINION: Yes on Prop. 37
By providing a simple label, Proposition 37 will finally give consumers the well-deserved right to know what's in the food we eat and feed our families. As a local farmer, I want to know. ... Across the country, farmers are experiencing the devastating ...www.pressdemocrat.com
Foes of Prop. 37 forced to alter ad
Opponents of Proposition 37, which calls for labeling food made with genetically engineered ingredients, were forced this week to retool their latest television commercial after Stanford University objected to its implied endorsement.www.sfgate.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.obrag.org
Proposition 37 at a glance
GMO foods also will be prohibited from using the phrase "natural" on their labels. Meat, dairy, alcohol and restaurant foods are exempt.www.vcstar.com
PRO: Should genetically engineered foods be labeled?
Proposition 37, the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act, will be on the November ballot. Companies such as Monsanto, Dupont and Syngenta will probably create ads telling us that labeling is expensive and unnecessary because GMOs ...www.jewishjournal.com
Are Monsanto's Fingerprints on This Op-Ed Signed by a UC Davis Professor?
This conflict of interest explains in part why we are seeing several UC Davis professors author reports and op-eds opposing California's Proposition 37, which would require labeling of foods containing GMOs. The latest example was published last week ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Does Prop 37 Bar "Natural" Labeling of Non-GM Foods?
By Josh Long, Legal and Regulatory Editor. CALIFORNIA - The first sentence of California's Proposition 37 sums up its essence: "California consumers have the right to know whether the foods they purchase were produced using genetic engineering".www.naturalproductsinsider.com
Prop 37: 8 Reasons for Voting Yes for Labeling GMO Foods
Meanwhile, the "No on 37″ ads are proliferating. They are saying that Prop 37 is arbitrary because it doesn't call for labeling alcohol, restaurant food, meat or cheese. However it does call for labeling all fruits and vegetables which are GMO products.sandiegofreepress.org
University of California at Davis Reports Make Dubious Claims on Prop 37
The first, entitled "California's Proposition 37: Effects of Mandatory Labeling of GM Food," was co-authored by University of California at Davis professor Colin Carter and published in the newsletter of the University of California Giannini Foundation ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Proposition 37 is unnecessary
What Prop. 37 supporters claim is their intent is to warn the public about foods that have been genetically modified, via labeling. The labeling burden, of course, would fall on the sellers of the food. Backers believe consumers are entitled to know ...www.vvdailypress.com
Viewpoints: Should we require labeling of GMO foods? Yes
Proposition 37 would require simple labeling of genetically engineered foods. Also called GMOs, these are plants or animals that have had their DNA artificially altered by genes from other species in ways that can't occur in nature.www.sacbee.com
Prop. 37 seeks labeling on modified food
Proposition 37 would require all genetically modified raw or processed food to be labeled and would prevent any such altered food from being labeled as "natural." The ballot measure does not place a ban on the manufacture or sale of GE food, and it ...dailytrojan.com
Our View: Prop. 37 should be rejected
Opponents of genetically engineered food are taking advantage of that desire as they promote Proposition 37, an ill-conceived initiative on the Nov. 6 ballot that would require labels on some food that is genetically modified or contains even the ...www.mercedsunstar.com
In Prop 37 food fight, is fair play losing out?
In the bruising, high-dollar battle over California's Proposition 37, truth has often been a casualty. On Nov. 6, voters will decide whether to approve the country's first law requiring labels for genetically modified foods. More than $36 million has ...www.mercurynews.com
California battle over GM labels
Voters in California will decide on a proposal next month that would require the labelling of most foods made with genetically modified ingredients. Proposition 37 is supported by the organic industry but many major food suppliers oppose it saying it ...www.bbc.co.uk
Stand with California on GMO labeling
One of the things she touched on briefly was California's Proposition 37, which, if passed, would require labeling of food that contains genetically modified ingredients. Waters said that she had recently spoken with Carlo Petrini of Slow Food ...www.mnn.com
Whole Foods endorses genetically modified food labeling measure
Stacy Malkan, the spokeswoman for the Proposition 37 campaign, welcomed the Whole Foods endorsement. "It shows support from a very important retailer," she said.www.latimes.com
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