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Washington activists pushing for new labeling requirements for genetically modified foods

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:00:00 -0600

Despite voters rejecting California's Prop 37, other states are now considering similar initiatives to require labeling of genetically modified food. In Washington, grassroots leaders are hoping for a victory against the deep-pocketed food industry.

Robert Wager

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:45:15 -0600

"Moreover, the AAAS Board said, the World Health Organization, the American Medical Association, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the British Royal Society, and “every other respected organization that has examined the evidence has come to the same conclusion: consuming foods containing ingredients derived from GM crops is no riskier than consuming the same foods containing ingredients from crop plants modified by conventional plant improvement techniques.”

http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2012/1025gm_statement.shtml

Ella Baker

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:10:22 -0600

If GMO foods cannot be stopped at least there should be a law in every state protecting every citizen from food contamination and this is through GMO labeling.

Ian Rose

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:31:45 -0600

Robert...I used to trust all of these sources too. Maybe they are right, but why are they spending so much money to hide it? Why is the cancer rate in USA so high and countries with healthier lifestyles and No GMO's have the lowest? Overwhelming evidence to support their MAY be a risk associated with consuming GMO's. People are not asking for them to be banned, just labeled.