U.S. GMO food labeling drive has biotech industry biting back - New efforts to force labeling of foods made with genetically modified crops, including a bill introduced by U.S. lawmakers Wednesday, have struck a nerve with biotech crop developers who say they are rushing to roll out a broad strategy to combat consumer concerns about their products.
The bill has some teeth. The question is whether it has legs. The Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act was introduced last Wednesday in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Health Impact News Editor Comments: The GMO labeling issue is taking a new turn early here in 2013. Some of the major food companies are now beginning to discuss labeling initiatives. As the story below by the N.Y. Times shows, the issue is becoming more than just a consumer rights issue, but also a […]
By: Salem Weekly Editors
willamettelive.com
It has come to our attention that Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed healthcare organization in the United States, has advised its members against GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in food.
In its Northwest Fall 2012 newsletter, Kaiser suggested membership limit exposure to genetically modified organisms.
“GMOs have been added to our food supply since […]
A ballot initiative banning GMO crops in San Juan County in Washington State appeared to win with overwhelming support on election day.
by Brian Shilhavy
The LA Times is reporting today that support for Proposition 37, the statewide ballot measure in California to label genetically engineered foods, has seen its voter support plummet during the last month, and a new poll shows it is a dead heat. After a barrage of negative television advertisements, financed by a $41-million opposition […]
Right now the U.S. Senate is working to hammer out the final details on the farm bill and it isn’t pretty. While a number of important reforms have been won, like getting rid of wasteful direct payments, agribusiness lobbyists have succeeded in larding the bill up with billions in inefficient programs that harm America’s […]
by Emily Stevenson
Alliance for Natural Health
It’s been less than three weeks since the California Right to Know campaign submitted enough signatures to put mandatory GMO labeling on this November’s ballot.
If the vote were today, it would pass!
Current polls show a majority of California voters support the Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act. Unfortunately, the […]
Alliance for Natural Health
The California Right to Know 2012 Ballot Initiative collected enough signatures—and now, with your help, you can become part of history.
Tomorrow, on May 2, the campaign will be turning in enough signatures to put the California Right to Know GMO labeling initiative on the ballot—nearly one MILLION signatures! This massive achievement […]
by Justlabelit.org
We know we’ve struck a chord with the Just Label It campaign, as Americans are responding in record-breaking numbers. As of today, more than 900,000 people have submitted comments to the FDA in favor of labeling genetically engineered (GE) foods. But this campaign has always been about more than just the numbers. It’s […]
Food Democracy Now!
Last year a Canadian study discovered that insecticide toxins from genetically engineered (GMO) crops were found in the blood of 93% of blood samples taken from pregnant women and 80% umbilical cords tested. Monsanto has maintained that these toxins in their crops would never affect the food supply or affect humans, but […]
Can We Succeed in Pushing Back Against Dangerous Genetically Engineered Foods?
by Alliance for Natural Health
Yes! There are more and more anti-GMO campaigns across the country—with your help this effort can succeed!
Genetically engineered food is the biggest uncontrolled experiment ever conducted on humans. Nearly all of our processed food contains genetically engineered […]
