Washington is the latest state to consider labeling genetically modified food, but the initiative faces strong opposition from multinational corporations Monsanto and Dupont, who have announced plans to spend millions to defeat it. Last week, an event sponsored by Yes magazine brought together two dozen organizations committed to local organic farming at Seattle's Town Hall. FSRN's Mark Taylor-Canfield was there to interview Dr. Vandana Shiva about Washington’s initiative on labeling GMO food and the global movement for sustainable farming.
This is a resource blog for GMO Free News, a Google Hangout hosted by women for women who want to know what is in their food.
Now an estimated 80 percent of processed food in the U.S. contains ingredients from crops altered in the lab to make them hardier, more resistant to disease and pests, and more tolerant of herbicides.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Vandana Shiva on local farming, GMO crops and Washington’s initiative on food labeling | Free Speech Radio News
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