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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 ...
This initiative statute would have required labeling of genetically engineered food, with some exceptions. It would have disallowed the practice of labeling genetically engineered food with the word "natural." [3] This proposition was one of the main concerns by the organizers of the March Against Monsanto in May 2013.
On January 9, 2014, Maine’s governor signed a bill requiring labeling for foods made with GMO's, with a similar triggering mechanism as Connecticut's bill. [29] In May 2014 Vermont passed a law requiring labeling of food containing ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms. [30] [31] A federal judge ruled Maui's GMO ban invalid ...
Whole Foods Market is pouring a tremendous amount of effort into a store-wide labeling initiative seeking to notify consumers which products contain ingredients produced from genetically modified ...
Climate-related food labeling may be an effective tool to whittle down the beef industry's carbon footprint, new research argues. Climate-related food labeling may be an effective tool to whittle ...
Trust in Transparency: Study Shows Labeling GMO Foods Improves Consumers' Attitudes
Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 447 U.S. 303 (1980), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with whether genetically modified organisms can be patented. [8] The Court held that a living, man-made micro-organism is patentable subject matter as a "manufacture" or "composition of matter" within the meaning of the Patent Act of 1952.
In Canada and the United States labeling of GM food is voluntary, [5] while in Europe all food (including processed food) or feed which contains greater than 0.9% of approved GMOs must be labelled. [6] In the US state of Oregon., voters rejected Measure 27, which would have required labeling of all genetically modified foods. [91]