Cornucopia’s Take: The innocuously named industry think tank, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), has filed a Citizen Petition [PDF] with the FDA to request a prohibition on use of Non-GMO labeling on food. ITIF stops short of declaring all GMOs safe in their petition, but they do argue that there is no scientific difference between genetic… Read more »
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Groups Aim to Put GMO Food Labeling Measure on the Ballot in Oregon
EarthFix by Cassandra Profita Undeterred by the failure of GMO labeling measures in Washington and California, advocate groups have launched a campaign to put a similar statewide measure on the November ballot in Oregon. A group called Oregon Right To Know announced Thursday that it will be collecting signatures for an initiative that would require new labels on foods… Read more »
GMO Salmon is Being Sold as Sushi
Cornucopia’s Take: Although AquaBounty, the makers of engineered fast-growing salmon, have refused to tell the public where their product is being sold, their CEO recently bragged to investors that it is being used in the Canadian buyer’s “high-end sashimi lines, not their frozen prepared foods.” Consumers must continue to be wary of the origin of… Read more »
GMO Labeling Efforts Change Course After California Defeat
Reuters By Carey Gillam and Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – The failure on Tuesday of a California ballot initiative that would have mandated labeling of genetically modified foods is not a death knell for those seeking nationwide labeling, U.S. labeling proponents said. President Barack Obama’s re-election could be a boost, as he is seen, in general… Read more »
NEWS RELEASE Unveiled: GMO Labeling Opponents Come Out of the Shadows 10.22.13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Kastel, 608-625-2042 Unveiled: GMO Labeling Opponents Come Out of the Shadows Natural/Organic Brands No Longer Hiding Behind Lobbying Organization The Cornucopia Institute releases shopper’s guide: pro/con I-522 brands https://www.cornucopia.org/2013/10/unveiled-gmo-labeling-opponents-come-shadows/ CORNUCOPIA, WI: Proposition I-522, a citizen’s initiative on the November 5 ballot in Washington state that would mandate clear labeling of genetically engineered… Read more »
Senate Blocks Bill that Would Override State GMO Labeling Laws
Reuters by Lisa Baertlein and Karl Plume The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked a bill that would nullify state and local efforts to require food makers to label products made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, as the industry races to stop Vermont’s law from taking effect on July 1. Sen. Pat Roberts Source: USDA… Read more »
How Government Regulators Predicted, And Then Ignored, The Latest GMO Contamination Scandal
ThinkProgress By Aviva Shen Late last month, an export shipment of alfalfa from Washington state was rejected after testing positive for a genetically modified (GM) trait patented by biotech company Monsanto. After a week of testing, state agricultural officials confirmed Friday that the alfalfa did have low-level contamination. This is the second time accidental GM… Read more »
Monsanto Throws GMO Victory Party in California
$46 Million Advertising Blitz Convinces Citizens to Vote “Against Own Interests” Sacramento, CA — After a deluge of allegedly misleading advertisements paid for in large part by pesticide and biotechnology corporations, California voters defeated Proposition 37, which would have given them the right–to-know whether the foods they buy at the grocery store contain genetically engineered… Read more »
Judge: Maui Ban on GMO Crops is Invalid
Aljazeera by The Associated Press Source: Eric Chan A federal judge has ruled that federal and state law pre-empts Maui County GMO-crop ban A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Maui County ban on the cultivation of genetically engineered crops is pre-empted by federal and state law and invalid. The county’s ordinance creating the prohibition… Read more »
GMO Bt Crops May Not Be as Safe as Advertised
Cornucopia’s Take: Cry toxins are highly active protein toxins originally isolated from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). They are genetically engineered into some GMO crops to perforate the gut membrane of insects that eat them. Poisoned pests stop eating and eventually die. Unfortunately, non-target animals, including monarch butterflies, swallowtail butterflies, lacewings, caddisflies, bees, water fleas, and… Read more »
