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Nation casts eyes on Washington state as I-522 vote approaches TheNewsTribune.com - ‎11 hours ago‎ 5 on I-522, a ballot initiative that would require labeling of all genetically modified foods. If the measure is approved, it would be the first of its kind in the nation. The importance of the vote is clear: Out-of-state agribusiness opponents such as Monsanto have ... Initiative I-522 Would Require Labeling Genetically Modified Foods Nisqually Valley News - ‎14 hours ago‎ Initiative 522 would require labeling genetically modified food, seeds, and other agricultural commodities — known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs — when offered for retail sale. Elizabeth Larter, communications director for Yes on 522, said the ... (IPS) Washington State Becomes Latest GMO Battleground Atlanta Progressive News - ‎19 hours ago‎ Bieber told IPS that even though I-522 only requires labeling and does not ban GMOs outright, the stigma will force companies to switch from GMOs to what she says are more expensive natural ingredients, thus causing consumers' grocery bills to go up by ... Would GMO Labeling Jack Up Food Prices? Mother Jones - ‎Oct 17, 2013‎ Predictably, agrichemical and organic interests are pouring money into, respectively, defeating and supporting a ballot initiative called I-522, which would require foods containing GMO ingredients to bear labels. Just as predictably, the agribusiness interests ... Local folks worried about 'Frankenfood' participate in protest Glenwood Springs Post Independent - ‎19 hours ago‎ David Cox holds his son, Kyle, and a sign protesting Monsanto and genetically modified organisms. Standing next to Cox at the Oct. 12 "March Against Monsanto" is Julie Mamo. Expand Photo A Grand Junction protest was staged Oct. 12 on Rimrock Drive ... Washington Battles Over GMO Food Labeling Sci-Tech Today - ‎Oct 17, 2013‎ "I-522 is a complex, costly and misleading initiative that will raise grocery costs for Washington state consumers at a time when few can afford it," he said. Caitlin Carter of Maple Valley, Wash., said she wants labeling. "I feel I have a right to know the source of ... So What Happens If The Movement To Label GMOs Succeeds? OPB News - ‎21 hours ago‎ Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. Labels on bags of snack foods indicate they are non-GMO food products. I have a story on All Things Considered Wednesday ... Look Who's Accused of Secretly Paying To Prevent Labels on GMO Food TakePart - ‎16 hours ago‎ The group is accused of failing to form a political committee registered with the state's Public Disclosure Commission after it solicited and collected nearly $13.5 million in contributions, spending $7.2 in efforts to a defeat ballot measure I-522, which would ... Farmers need protection in GMO disputes Capital Press - ‎18 hours ago‎ Forest Service lifts logging shutdown ( 30 ). Idaho raw milk production rising ( 5163 ). 'No on I-522' contributors will see backlash, advocates say ( 2664 ). Wheat industry pushes for biotech traits ( 2654 ). Feds sued over shutdown order at wheat farm ( 2521 ). Genetically modified foods: What is and isn't true Washington Post - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ Editor's note: Today we introduce a monthly column by Tamar Haspel that focuses attention on the facts behind various food-policy debates. Welcome to Unearthed, an effort that will dig deep to try and figure out what's true and what isn't in the debate about ... Green America: General Mills - Maker Of Cheerios - Flunks Corporate ... MarketWatch - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Company Misleads Consumers by Touting Cereal as "Natural," Fails Transparency Test by Heading Up Fight to Block Disclosure of GMOs in Foods, Offers European Consumers Non-GMO Cheerios ... The Power of Labeling: Preserving & Building a Non-GMO Food Supply Huffington Post - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ This November, voters in Washington State will have a chance to pass I-522, a similar but improved version of the Prop 37 legislation. Since January, organizers in California have been sharing lessons learned with their peers in Washington, giving I-522 a ... Who Turned Scientific American? OpEdNews - ‎15 hours ago‎ Great that you had an issue in September 2013 devoted to food. It is a topic that deserves scrutiny. Scrutiny as you know means careful examination of all pertinent aspects of a subject. Having read the nakedly biased industry talking points in the two GMO ... Mexico Bans GMO Corn! One Green Planet - ‎21 hours ago‎ The international saga over the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has reached a new chapter as Mexico bans genetically modified corn. Mexico has now put an immediate and indefinite ban on genetically modified corn as of Oct. 10, 2013. Activists talk turkey ... and blast the dangers of GMO CL Charlotte - ‎Oct 17, 2013‎ On a crisp autumn morning in Huntersville, a turkey is preparing for an act of rebellion. The gangly brown bird clutches a low-slung pine branch, hops twice in a flurry of rustling feathers and flapping wattle, and in one brief, awkward moment, flies. "No industry ... When a Vehement Pro-GMO Advocate Comes Out in Favor of Labeling, Shouldn ... TakePart - ‎11 hours ago‎ Mark Lynas makes the case for a federal law, saying it will reduce fear of transgene crops. October 17, 2013. Willy Blackmore. Comments. More. Share with your friends. Willy Blackmore. Willy Blackmore is TakePart's Food editor. He has written for The Awl, ... Readers: "Genetically modified organisms are going to kill us" versus "They're ... Westword (blog) - ‎15 hours ago‎ Yesterday, we posted about a small group that defended the safety of genetically modified organisms, during this weekend's March Against Monsanto. Shortly after publication, a debate broke out between the pro-GMOs group, the Monsanto Defense Fund, ... GMO supporter tells food industry meeting in Chicago to stop opposing GMO ... WBEZ - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ Mark Lynas is a British environmentalist and science writer who stunned the food activism community last January by announcing that he had switched from opposing to supporting genetically modified crops. Tuesday he stunned GM watchers again by ... Why Seven African Nations Joined Anti-Monsanto Protests Last Weekend ThinkProgress - ‎20 hours ago‎ Monsanto is increasingly finding itself on the defensive as world opinion turns hostile toward genetically modified seeds, most of which are patented by the biotech giant. One of the company's most compelling arguments for its quest to spread GMOs is that ... 5 things to know about Washington's GMO foods labeling initiative Watchdog.org - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ The Yes on I-522 campaign (pro-GMO labeling) has raised more than $4.6 million while the No on I-522 has raised $17.1 million. Most of the money for both groups is coming from outside of Washington, according to Spokesman Review. Even more so on the ... Why I'm voting yes on Initiative 522 HeraldNet (blog) - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ The passage of I-522 will require a statement on commercially packaged foods indicating the inclusion of genetically engineered (or modified) ingredients, known as GMOs. I believe we all have a right to know as much about the food we are buying as ... A reluctant no to I-522 HeraldNet - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ The battle over labeling foods for genetically modified ingredients holds a mirror to deviating interests. Of the two sides, the advocates for I-522 are the soulful agitators, those traditionally aligned with the public interest. The United Farm Workers, Washington ... October celebrations at the co-op Reno News & Review - ‎Oct 17, 2013‎ October is a busy month for the Great Basin Community Food Co-op (GBCFC). It's National Non-GMO (genetically modified organisms) Month and National Co-op Month, and the national celebration of Food Day is on Oct. 24. For National Non-GMO Month, ... Activists seek GMO boycott with 'March Against Monsanto' West Hartford News - ‎Oct 17, 2013‎ HARTFORD — Connecticut activists took to the streets in a “March Against Monsanto” on World Food Day, Oct. 12, joining hundreds of worldwide protests in 50 countries. “Millions of activists from around the world will once again March Against Monsanto,” ... In Washington's GMO labeling campaigns, most money from out of state The Spokesman Review - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ In this high-stakes battle, the Yes on I-522 campaign has collected more than $4.6 million in contributions and the No on I-522 campaign more than $17.1 million. Only about 25 cents of every dollar the Yes campaign has collected comes from Washington ... Will GMO Labels Alter Consumers' Perception Of Specialty Foods? OPB News - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. Litehouse Foods, based in Sandpoint, Idaho, produces more than 400 salad dressings and. In the food business, everything ... The Big Labels and Fine Print of I-522 Seattle Weekly - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ The first thing that is important to realize about I-522 is that it requires a different sort of label than those mandated by many of the 64 countries with GMO-labeling laws. Abroad, information about genetically modified ingredients is usually found on the side ... GMO Safety Debate Makes Washington State Voters' Pamphlet Food Safety News - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ In the official “Argument Against” I-522, representatives of the “No on 522” campaign state that 70-80 percent of groceries sold in the U.S. already include ingredients with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) deemed safe by the U.S. Food and Drug ... I-522's imposition Yakima Herald-Republic - ‎Oct 17, 2013‎ To the editor — I am writing to express my displeasure with Initiative 522, which is yet another bureaucratic imposition on farmers, small, medium and otherwise. Under I-522, tens of thousands of only Washington state farmers would be required, under threat ... Prominent Biotech Booster: Time to Label GMOs Discover Magazine (blog) - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ My challenge to the biotechnology industry – the whole food industry in general in fact – is very clear. You have to stop opposing labelling. Instead, you have to embrace the consumer right to know. To lose this entire debate to a motley coalition of anti-vaccine ... I-522 and personal responsibility The Seattle Times (blog) - ‎Oct 14, 2013‎ This morning I noticed the label on my sold-by-the-case Costco-brand soy milk proudly displays “non-GMO” [“GMO labeling will cost — but how much can't be determined,” page one, Oct. 10]. I finally realized Initiative 522 is not about protecting or attacking ... Protesters march against Monsanto, GMO foods Western Front - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ Fairhaven resident, James Lomasney holds a sign supporting Initiative Measure No. 522 — an initiative for full disclosure and labeling of GMO foods — during a march supporting I-522 around downtown Bellingham Saturday, Oct. 12. //Photo by Danny Miller. From Our Readers Valley Advocate - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ In his recent op-ed (“Why Label GMOs in Our Food?”, October 10, 2013), Jack Kittredge engages in the same shady, scientifically illiterate tactics that have unfortunately become a halmark of the anti-GMO movement. The “more and more studies” he alludes to ... Initiative 522: It's part of evolution The Seattle Times (blog) - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ Initiative 522 amounts to fear mongering by “natural food” manufacturers and retailers [“GMO labeling will cost— but how much can't be determined,” page one, Oct. 10]. Fact is, we have relied on genetically modified foods since the Neolithic Revolution, ... Labor backs Washington measure to label GMOs Nwlaborpress - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ I-522, on the Nov. 5 ballot, would require food offered for retail sale in Washington be labeled “genetically engineered” if it contains genetically engineered foods. That's the law in 64 other countries, but in the United States, consumers are usually in the dark ... GMO discussion shows sharply opposing views DesMoinesRegister.com - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ Iowa farmer Bill Horan's prediction about biotechnology drew jeers from opponents in a Des Moines audience Monday: Over the next two decades, every animal and crop used to feed the world's population will be genetically enhanced, he said. “People will ... State-wide GMO initiative Islands' Sounder - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ I-522 is a step in the right direction.” Opponents point to increased costs. From Washington Wire, “Advocates of Washington's Initiative 522 say it won't cost a dime, but a new opposition report says that if voters require warning labels on genetically modified ... Initiative 522 deserves our vote because we deserve to know what we eat Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ Written with farmers and grocery retailers, I-522 is designed to fit into our current food production and labeling systems. I-522 will provide more information on hundreds of foods — no matter what store a person shops, or what they can afford. Everyone has a ... The Mainstream Corporate Media and the US Government Shill for Toxic ... Truth-Out - ‎Oct 17, 2013‎ Truthout followed up with an interview with Fernández on Monsanto, the corporate mainstream media under-reporting stories such as the suicide epidemic in India and buffoonish commentary on GMOs by the likes of Thomas Friedman. MARK KARLIN: What ... I-522 spurs local opinions about genetically modified food SnoValley Star - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ November's ballot initiative to label genetically modified food has caused a large split between local action and out-of-state funding. Initiative 522 will ask voters whether the state should enforce labeling on genetically modified foodstuffs when sold in ... At local conference, concern about the rise of GMOs PGH City Paper - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ By now, you probably know what the words "organic" and "locavore" mean. The East End Food Co-op wants this year's buzzword to be "GMO" — the acronym for genetically modified organism. GMOs, such as Monsanto's "Roundup Ready" crops, are born ... EU tells Serbia to drop GMO ban in order to join WTO B92 - ‎Oct 17, 2013‎ BRUSSELS -- The European Commission has told Serbia that it should change its laws on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in order to join the World Trade Organization. Tweet. (Beta/AP, file). The annual report on Serbia's progress in EU integration ... GMO-Free Cheerios in Europe, Why not in US? Eco Child's Play - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. "Despite its refusal to do so at home, General Mills already offers GMO-free Cheerios in Europe". Despite its refusal to do so at home, General Mills already ... Thousands Join Australian March Against GMOs The Epoch Times - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ The March Against Monsanto movement held 500 marches in 57 countries, including 14 cities across Australia, to protest the impacts of GMOs and agricultural biotech giant Monsanto on the global food chain on October 12. The marches were organised to ... Shareowners warn Monsanto, Dow, Kraft and Coke on GMO foods GreenBiz.com (blog) - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ Next month, voters in Washington will decide whether food companies doing business in the state will be required to label food products that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The intent of Initiative Measure No. 522 "is to ensure people are fully ... GMO Labeling Won't Increase Prices KCET - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ As I mentioned the other week, if you've been following the fierce battle over GMO labeling currently being waged in Washington, it's hard not to get a vague feeling of déjà vu. The same participants are fighting, over the same thing, using the same tactics. Import of GMO condition for entry into WTO InSerbia News - ‎Oct 17, 2013‎ BRUSSELS – The European Commission told Serbia that the GMO Act must be aligned with EU regulations as soon as possible, ”Kurir” writes. Photo from: www.srbel.net. Photo from: www.srbel.net. The European Commission told Serbia that there is a need ... Who's really behind the GMO labeling movement? Delta Farm Press (blog) - ‎Oct 17, 2013‎ GMO labeling advocates know all too well that GMO labeling may be misinterpreted by American consumers. In fact, that's what they're counting on. But they better be careful what they wish for. A production system without GMOs could bring back a lot of ... Public rallies while premier promotes farm production Orangeville Citizen - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ Almost coinciding with international rallies against Monsanto's genetically modified seeds, Premier Kathleen Wynne has called on the agri-food industry to double its production and exports and to create 120,000 new jobs by 2020. CBC on the weekend ... Serbia needs to allow trade of GMO - Rasim Ljajic InSerbia News - ‎Oct 17, 2013‎ BELGRADE – Serbian Trade Minister Rasim Ljajic, said on Thursday that Serbia has to allow the trade of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) if it wants admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO), but added that the ban on the production of GMO ... All GMO foods should be labeled Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ I want genetically modified organisms labeled, in my face on the front of the package. I was most of the way through the best oranges I'd ever tasted when I noted they never molded, decayed, tasted less delicious or formed seed over three months. I kept one ... Biotechnology or Agroecology? The Monsanto Debate from Both Sides Greener Ideal - ‎Oct 17, 2013‎ October 12 marked the second March Against Monsanto this year, with actions planned in 52 countries and over 400 cities. Monsanto, which owns 90% of the world's genetically modified organisms (GMO's), is perhaps most famous for its production and ... GMO Food Labeling: Legit Warning or Health Bugaboo? Fora.tv (blog) - ‎17 hours ago‎ The movement to label food products that contain genetically-modified organisms has gained steam over the last year, starting in November 2012 in California where a ballot proposition was narrowly rejected by voters. This summer, Maine and Connecticut ... Killer GMO looking for shelter in Russia Pravda - ‎Oct 17, 2013‎ While in the West hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are protesting against the wide spread of genetically modified foods, Russia has taken a complex stance in relation to GMOs. On the one hand, the Russian President is hinting at the possibility of a ... Monsanto Hates This....But We Think You'll Love It Food Consumer - ‎12 hours ago‎ The evidence is in — there are studies that Monsanto has been hiding from us. Get the whole story here: Click here to see what it's about ==> GMO Mini Summit. Are you as suspicious as I am as to why Monsanto is spending tens of millions of dollars to fight ... One Thing Everyone's Missing About GMO Foods PolicyMic - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ The greatest intellectual crisis in politicized scientific issues is when inventors fail to anticipate the negative side effects of their creations. For example, the biochemists who manufactured early pesticides were not entirely aware of the ecological impacts of ... Label Genetically Engineered Foods GroundReport - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ Support I-522 in Washington State, because shoppers should get to make their own choices at the grocery store. This is a simple and common sense law that is consistent with most other countries that require labeling. Studies have shown it will not raise ... Subscribe to the newsletter Science 2.0 - ‎Oct 16, 2013‎ Let's get real. It doesn't matter if you think Monsanto is evil. Genetically modified food is safe—no matter what logical fallacies will lead liberals like Bill Maher to believe. f Monsanto has anything to do with it, it must be evil. That seems to be the prevailing ... Learn about GMOs and state initiative at two free Bellingham co-op events Bellingham Herald - ‎Oct 14, 2013‎ Megan Westgate, executive director of the Non-GMO Project; Delana Jones, director of the Yes on 522 Campaign; and Arjan Stephens, vice president of sales and marketing for Nature's Path Organic Foods, will talk about GMOs and the I-522 campaign. Activists March in Downtown for Food Safety WIFR - ‎Oct 15, 2013‎ ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Many people worried about health problems hit the streets of Rockford Saturday, protesting a company they say makes a dangerous product. The group is protesting the company Monsanto, which makes genetically modified organisms ...