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A poll by The New York Times in 2013 showed that 93% of Americans wanted labeling of GM food. [68] The 2013 vote, rejecting Washington State's GM food labeling I-522 referendum came shortly after [69] the 2013 World Food Prize was awarded to employees of Monsanto and Syngenta. [70] The award has drawn criticism from opponents of genetically ...
The organization in support is "California Right to Know" and the organization against is "NO Prop. 37, Stop the Deceptive Food Labeling Scheme". As of November 6, 2012, the total donations to each side were $9.2 million in support, and $46 million in opposition.
In the public discourse, food companies are making distracting arguments about the possible harms of a clear front-of-package labeling policy, arguing that such labels may hurt the economy, raise ...
The symposium's study argued that the future of humanity is at stake and that there is no room for the ideological arguments advanced by environmentalists. [16] Velasio De Paolis, a professor of canon law at the Pontifical Urban University, has said that it was "easy to say no to GM food if your stomach is full". [16]
The best way to avoid pesticides, if that’s a health concern, is to go with organic food, as unlike organic foods, conventional, non-GMO foods are still likely exposed to pesticides.
What's in a label? As the Food and Drug Administration considers this week whether to approve the production and sale of the first genetically modified (GM) animal -- Atlantic salmon -- for human ...
The March Against Monsanto was an international grassroots movement and protest against Monsanto, a producer of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and Roundup, a glyphosate-based herbicide. [1] The movement was founded by Tami Canal in response to the failure of California Proposition 37 , a ballot initiative which would have required ...
By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) - Starting this week, "gluten-free" labels on packaged foods have real meaning. Until now, the term "gluten-free" had not been regulated, and manufacturers ...