Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson Press Release:
The GMA board’s decision eliminates the need for the Attorney General’s Office to seek a temporary restraining order to force GMA to comply with Washington state campaign finance laws.
“The people of Washington demand transparency in elections,” Ferguson said. “I’m pleased the GMA board recognized their responsibility to disclose the names of companies who contributed to opposing Initiative 522, and the amount of their contributions.”
“In the spirit of continuing cooperation and in an effort to provide Washington voters with full transparency about GMA’s funding for the ‘No on 522’ campaign, the association has decided to voluntarily establish a Washington state political committee and to file reports with the PDC disclosing the source of all funds used in connection with Washington state elections,” said GMA.
...Unilever gave $862,416 to the PAC fighting Prop. 37 last year. But it has not given to the No on 522 committee or to the grocers PAC.
Mars Incorporated gave $497,850 to the California fight and none this year in Washington.
But Unilever's media contractor did put out a statement saying the company is no longer taking a position on GMO labeling issues, as long as they deal strictly with labels informing consumers:
“In recent years, several U.S. states have been considering the issue of GMO labeling through legislation and ballot measures, which has resulted in a variety of different approaches. As states continue to debate this issue, Mars, Incorporated will neither oppose nor fund opposition of GMO labeling proposals at the state or federal levels, where those initiatives seek only to inform consumers of whether a product contains GMOs – this specifically includes Washington State ballot measure I 552."
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