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The Seattle Times - Nov 7, 2013 “When you're outspent 3-to-1 — or 5-to-1 as we were in California — you cannot win the media war,” said Rebecca Spector, West Coast director of the Center for Food Safety, and a member of the I-522steering committee. The playing field is likely to be more ...
The Seattle Times - Nov 6, 2013 “The facts show that I-522 was a badly written initiative that deserved to be voted down,” said Dana Bieber, spokeswoman for the No on I-522 campaign. “We knew from the beginning that the more voters knew about Initiative 522, the less they're going to like ...
HeraldNet - Nov 8, 2013 Yes, that was my car parked Tuesday night near the ballot drop box outside the Snohomish County Courthouse. I voted in the last possible hour. Picking candidates wasn't hard, but I struggled with Initiative 522, which sought to label genetically modified foods ...
Politico - Nov 6, 2013 The AP called the race in favor of the opposition just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday as support for the measure, known as I-522, lagged 45.7 percent to 54.3 percent with 28.9 percent of the state's 3.9 million registered voters accounted for. The measure carried ...
YES! Magazine - Nov 8, 2013 "It's an uphill battle, but the race is not over," said Elizabeth Larter, Yes on 522's media director. "We still have more than 300,000 ballots to count." Larter went on to point out that later voters are typically younger and more liberal—people likely to support I-522.
Washington Post - Nov 6, 2013 Had voters approved I-522, Washington would've been the first state to put in place labeling requirements for genetically modified foods. The opposition raised $22 million to defeat the measure. Money came from Monsanto Co., DuPont Pioneer and the ...
Reuters - Nov 6, 2013 The measure, known as I-522, appeared headed for defeat, 45 percent in favor to 55 percent opposed, with more than 980,000 ballots counted on Tuesday evening, according to the Washington state Secretary of State. The outcome of the Washington vote ...
Politico - Nov 5, 2013 Elizabeth Larter, spokeswoman for the “Yes on I-522” campaign tells POLITICO that given the spread out returns, the campaign remains optimistic that the final results will support the measure. “Usually with Washington State campaigns, it tends to be that the ...
CNN - Nov 6, 2013 Placed on the ballot after Washington voters submitted more than 350,000 signatures, I-522 "would require most raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, and seeds and seed stocks, if produced using genetic engineering as defined, to be labeled as ...
Los Angeles Times - Nov 5, 2013 “With only one report of ballots on election night, Washington State voters will have to wait a few more days to learn the outcome for I-522,” the yes campaign said in an email. “Heading into Election Night, Yes on 522 led in the polls, despite being outspent ...
New York Times - Nov 7, 2013 Some of the nation's major food companies declared victory on Wednesday over an initiative in Washington State that would have required labeling of some foods that contain biotech ingredients, although supporters of labeling held out hope that hundreds of ...
Washington Post (blog) - Nov 6, 2013 I-522 would have required labels on GMO food and seeds sold within the state, with exceptions for a handful of categories including alcoholic beverages and certified organic foods. The label would have had to include the phrase “genetically engineered” or ...
Christian Science Monitor - Nov 7, 2013 Among the 31 ballot initiatives before voters on Tuesday, two outcomes in Western states – one to slap big taxes on Colorado's budding recreational marijuana industry, and another in Washington State to forgo special labels on foods containing genetically ...
The Spokesman Review - Nov 7, 2013 I-522 set records for campaign spending, with agrichemical and food processing companies from around the country contributing more than $33 million to efforts to defeat the measure, while organic food and natural supplement companies both in- and ...
Businessweek - Nov 6, 2013 An expensive fight in Washington state over whether to label foods with genetically modified ingredients appears to have been decided largely by arguments that such labels would lead to higher grocery costs. With most of the votes counted, it appears ...
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Nov 7, 2013 I-522, which mandated labeling of products containing genetically modified ingredients, was rejected by a 55-45 margin statewide. Of the state's 39 counties, just four — King, Whatcom, San Juan and Jefferson — supported the measures. The rest of the state ...
DesMoinesRegister.com - Nov 6, 2013 The provision, known as I-522, was defeated with 55 percent of nearly 1 million people voting against the labeling measure. The vote was being closely watched in more than two dozen other states that are proposing to mandate labeling or ban genetically ...
Methow Valley News - Nov 7, 2013 The GMA is the largest contributor to the campaign opposing the labeling initiative, I-522, but it did not provide the names of contributors until the attorney general filed suit. Two days after the lawsuit was filed, the GMA listed the 34 individual contributors of ...
Las Vegas Sun - Nov 7, 2013 If voters approve I-522, Washington would be the first state to put in place labeling requirements genetically modified foods. Supporters say consumers have the right to know what's in the food they buy, while opponents say the measure would lead to higher ...
One Green Planet - Nov 7, 2013 As of yesterday afternoon, Washington's I-522 GMO labeling initiative was failing in all but four of the state's counties – leaving an estimated margin of defeat of 55 percent opposed to 45 percent in favor of enacting GMO labeling regulation in Washington.
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Nov 6, 2013 The opposition has raised $22 million to defeat I-522 and had spent much of that by Election Day. Hefty contributions came from Monsanto Co., DuPont Pioneer and the Grocery Manufacturers Association, which collected millions in donations from the nation's ...
USA TODAY - Nov 5, 2013 Washington state voters on Tuesday rejected an initiative that would have required foods containing genetically engineered ingredients to be labeled. The vote was 54.8% opposed to labeling and 45.2% in favor of it. Had it passed, Initiative 522 would have ...
Bellingham Herald - Nov 5, 2013 The campaign fight over I-522 was one of the most expensive in state history – with No on 522 raising $22 million almost entirely from food, agriculture and biotech interests located out of state. That paid for an avalanche of television, newspaper and online ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Nov 7, 2013 A referendum in Washington state on labels for foods containing genetically engineered ingredients appears headed for defeat, a relief for food companies in Minnesota and elsewhere that worked to defeat it. But the measure's supporters, including a ...
Biofortified Blog - Nov 7, 2013 ... from the current trend. Rachel Maddow covered the I-522 loss on her show on MSNBC, pinning the loss to the large amount of money spent by the No On 522 campaign, noting that most of the money on both sides came from businesses outside of the state.
Care2.com - Nov 6, 2013 Are we really supposed to believe that the “no” campaign thought the trouble with I-522 was that it was not strict enough? The largest single donor to the “no” campaign, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), is currently facing a money laundering ...
NPR (blog) - Nov 7, 2013 Cars in Tacoma, Wash., promoting a "YES" vote on I-522 in Washington state in October 2013. The initiative, which appears to have failed, would have required genetically engineered foods to be labeled. Ted S. Warren/ASSOCIATED PRESS. Cars in Tacoma ...
TIME - Nov 6, 2013 By nearly ten points, voters in Washington State rejected a ballot initiative that would have required labels on foods containing genetically-engineered ingredients. Initiative 522 failed at the polls on Tuesday, with 54.8 percent of voters in the Evergreen State ...
Mother Jones - Nov 6, 2013 As in California, the Washington initiative, known as I-522, polled strongly early and then swan-dived as the election approached amid a flurry of anti-labeling TV ads. Again, the anti forces outspent the pro forces by a wide margin; again, they promoted the ...
Science Now - Nov 6, 2013 Backers had hoped the measure, known as I-522, would make Washington the first U.S. state with such a mandate. The initiative has been controversial and costly. Supporters, arguing that consumers have a right to know how their food is produced, raised ...
International Business Times - Nov 7, 2013 A new genetically-modified (GMO) apple has been rejected by McDonald's and Gerber, the companies announced within days of the defeat of a GMO labeling referendum in Washington. Flickr / rore. The anti-GMO movement took a major hit on Tuesday, ...
Quad City Times - Nov 6, 2013 She also pointed out that the report lists several new GE foods that could be appearing soon in the Pacific Northwest, including salmon engineered to grow more quickly. "I-522 would label GE salmon and give Washingtonians a ... choice at the store if they ...
Dailysunnews - Nov 6, 2013 Campaign manager for I-522 Delana Jones, said the supporters of the initiative are not ready to give up on Washington voters. “Due to Washington's vote-by-mail system, we don't have a final tally of the votes tonight,” she said after last night's voter returns ...
KING5.com - Nov 5, 2013 I-522 supporters say consumers have the right to know what's in the food they buy, while opponents say the measure would lead to higher food costs. SeaTac minimum wage passing. Early returns also showed SeaTac voters were approving the measure to ...
KIRO Seattle - Nov 6, 2013 It appears Washington has failed to become the first state in the nation to require labels on foods with genetically modified ingredients. Early returns showed Initiative 522 down roughly 55% to 45%. Before the returns came back, supporters of the initiative ...
BevNET.com - Nov 6, 2013 While early polls indicated that two-thirds of voters supported Initiative 522 (I-522), a barrage of ads appeared to have a significant impact on the campaign, and the measure was defeated by vote of 55 percent opposed and 45 percent in favor. I-522 would ...
Pacific Northwest Inlander (blog) - Nov 8, 2013 Does I-522 really still have a chance? Posted by Lisa Waananen on Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 10:06 AM. The initial results on election night didn't look good for Washington state's GMO-labeling initiative, I-522 — it trailed 46% to 54%, and only led in a few counties.
Food Poisoning Bulletin - Nov 7, 2013 Voting The GMO labeling ballot initiative was defeated in Tuesday's voting. The initiative, I-522, would have made manufacturers label foods made from genetically engineered (GE) and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Washington state voting is done ...
Billings Gazette - Nov 6, 2013 The initiative sparked a campaign spending war. Opponents spend $22 million fighting I-522. Donations to defeat I-522 were lead by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, as well as Monsanto, DuPont Pioneer, and Bayer CropScience. The pro I-522 crowd ...
Salon - Nov 8, 2013 With 54 percent of the slowly rolling in votes, Washington state's expensive and divisive GMO battle appears to have ended in defeat for Initiative 522, which would have required labels for most foods produced using genetic engineering. While Yes on 522 ...
RT - Nov 7, 2013 The bill, also known as Initiative 522 (I522), would have obliged companies that produce genetically modified food to label their products as such. The legislation was to come into effect in 2015. A survey carried out in early September by Politico indicated ...
Associations Now - Nov 6, 2013 GMA pushes for federal solution: In a statement on the victory over I-522, GMA, which had spent more than $11 million campaigning against the ballot measure, suggested the issue shouldn't be decided at the state level. “Because a 50-state patchwork of ...
NACS Online - Nov 7, 2013 “We are pleased that the voters of Washington state rejected I-522 by a significant margin,” said Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), in a statement. “I-522 was a complex and costly proposal that would have ...
AgInfo.net - Nov 6, 2013 In September 66 percent of Washington voters backed the measure, but as October drew to a close polls showed that I-522 was leading by just 4 percent voter approval. A similar labeling measure in California was defeated by voters last year. When asked ...
OregonLive.com - Nov 6, 2013 Outside a Whole Foods store in Seattle, a cyclist rides past a car promoting a ballot measure to require labeling of genetically engineered foods. The figurine on the car represented a cross between a soybean and a fish. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren). Print.
Dalles Chronicle - Nov 6, 2013 If voters approve I-522, Washington would be the first state to put in place labeling requirements for genetically modified foods. SeaTac $15 wage bill passing. SEATTLE (AP) — A national push to create a $15 minimum wage found a new source of momentum ...
TakePart - Nov 7, 2013 An employee stocks produce near a sign supporting the ballot initiative I-522 in Washington state that would have required labeling of foods containing genetically modified crops. (Photo by Jason Redmond/ Design by Lauren Wade). Washington state is the ...
Capital Press - Nov 7, 2013 Washington's ballot initiative to require labels on some foods containing genetically modified ingredients was failing as the vote count continues. Washington's Initiative 522, a proposal to require labels on some food containing genetically modified ingredients ...
Food Safety News - Nov 5, 2013 If voters were to approve I-522, the measure would have a huge impact on the food industry, potentially paving the way for a national GMO label. Currently, 64 countries around the world require labeling of genetically engineered foods, according to Just Label ...
Feedstuffs - Nov 6, 2013 However, those opposed said I-522 would have provided consumers with inaccurate and misleading information about the foods they buy, while increasing grocery costs. “This is a clear victory for Washington consumers, taxpayers and family farmers across ...
KING5.com - Nov 6, 2013 Fifty-two percent said they were concerned I-522 would increase food costs while 44 percent said they were not concerned. Eighty-eight percent said consumers have a right to know which ingredients are in their food, regardless of whether they ingredients ...
Washington Times - Nov 6, 2013 A Washington initiative aimed at requiring the labeling of genetically modified foods was trailing Tuesday after a $30 million campaign food-fight. Early election returns showed Initiative 522, which would have required labeling of genetically engineered foods, ...
Food World News - Nov 7, 2013 The measure, known as I-522, concluded 45.2 percent in favor to 54.8 percent opposed, with more than 980,000 ballots counted, according to the Washington State Secretary of State. Roughly 300,000 mail-in-ballots remained uncounted. "This is a clear ...
PR Watch - Nov 6, 2013 And the Yes on 522 Committee noted in a press release Tuesday night that "only one report of ballots" was in on election night, and "Washington State voters will have to wait a few more days to learn the outcome for I-522." Big 6 Biotech & Pesticide ...
Food Safety News - Nov 6, 2013 Voters in Washington state have rejected I-522, the ballot initiative to label foods made from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). After a second day of vote tallying, Yes on 522 still trails 45.9 percent to 54.1 percent, and a turnaround does not look likely.
International Business Times - Nov 6, 2013 Employees stock shelves near a sign supporting non genetically modified organisms, or GMO, at the Central Co-op in Seattle on Oct. 29, 2013. Reuters/Jason Redmond. Washington state rejected on Tuesday an initiative to mandate the labeling of ...
CattleNetwork.com - Nov 6, 2013 Opponents of Initiative 522 (I-522), which would require GMO labeling, are claiming a victory, but those supporting the measure are refusing to concede until every vote is counted, which could be days from now because the voting was a mail-in ballot that had ...
CattleNetwork.com - Nov 7, 2013 Of course, as was true in California last year, industry groups outspent the activists supporting I-522 by a ratio of nearly 3-to-1. Overall spending on advertising, according to the Times, made the initiative campaign one of the costliest in state history.
WholeFoods Magazine - Nov 7, 2013 Election Day on November 5 brought a setback to the GMO labeling movement, as the state of Washington's ballot Initiative 522 was voted down. The vote as of November 7 was 54% No to 46% Yes, t
The Epoch Times - Nov 6, 2013 Due to Washington state's all vote by mail system, the outcome may not be clear until this weekend, but if I-522 passes, Washington will be the first state in the nation to require identification of foods made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Over 60 ...
FoodProductionDaily.com - Nov 7, 2013 I-522 also known as the 'Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food Measure', demands mandatory labels on the front of food packages which says a product is made partially using genetic engineering or, for fresh foods and seeds, if it is genetically ...
Washington Post - Nov 6, 2013 SEATTLE — Washington state voters reject mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. More business news ...
OPB News - Nov 6, 2013 Washington voters have rejected an initiative to require labels for foods with genetically modified ingredients. Initiative 522 failed by a 55 to 45 percent vote. Early in the vote tally, supporters of the initiative remained upbeat at a campaign event in the Pioneer ...
KING5.com - Nov 4, 2013 SEATTLE -- Coming on the heels of the approval of legalized marijuana and gay marriage, Tuesday's outcome of Initiative 522 is once again putting a Washington ballot measure in the national spotlight. I-522 would require genetically modified foods to have ...
Earth Island Journal - Nov 6, 2013 They're still counting the votes in Washington, but it appears that people in the Evergreen State have voted down Initiative 522, a measure that would have required a label for foods containing genetically modified ingredients. (Mail-in ballots could turn the tide ...
OPB News - Nov 6, 2013 Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. File photo of a protest in Washington DC on October 12, 2013. The latest vote tallies from Washington confirm voters have rejected ...
Vancouver Sun - Nov 7, 2013 Had voters approved I-522, Washington would've been the first state to put in place labelling requirements for genetically modified foods. The opposition raised $22 million to defeat I-522. Supporters say consumers have the right to know what's in the food ...
HispanicBusiness.com - Nov 7, 2013 Initiative 522, the complicated and costly food labeling proposal, has been rejected by voters across Washington . Jim Greenwood , President and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), issued the following statement in response: "Just like 27 ...
Q13 FOX - Nov 6, 2013 I-522 saw its largest defeat in the state's smallest county. Garfield County voted 82 percent against the measure, a clear message from a community where two-thirds of the land is occupied by farms. Pro-Initiative 522 campaign manager Delana Jones refused ...
Ring of Fire - Nov 7, 2013 Recent lobbying data shows that agricultural biotechnology giant Monsanto and food companies like Nestlé have greatly increased spending in attempt to fight genetically modified food labeling. A lobbying group called the Grocery Manufacturers Association ...
Farm Futures - Nov 6, 2013 Washington voters in all but four of the state's counties Tuesday rejected a measure to label genetically modified foods and foods made with GM material. According to the Washington Secretary of State, 986,806 of the state's nearly 4 million voters turned out ...
The Seattle Times (blog) - Nov 5, 2013 Initiative 522 is a waste of taxpayers' dollars ["Food-label vote may have D.C. impact,” page one, Oct. 30]. Don't get me wrong, I am completely pro-organic and pro local food, but labeling which food is genetically modified is not going to change anything ...
Q13 FOX - Nov 5, 2013 i-522 SEATTLE — Washington Initiative 522, which would require labels on products containing genetically modified organisms, appeared headed to defeat in election returns Tuesday night. But supporters weren't conceding. In what could be the most ...
Agri-Pulse - Nov 6, 2013 SEATTLE, Nov. 6, 2013 - Although the final tally will not be known until all absentee ballots are counted, Washington voters were largely rejecting Initiative 522 on Tuesday night - a measure that would have mandated labeling of genetically modified (GM) ...
OregonLive.com - Nov 5, 2013 Today is Election Day, meaning tomorrow it will be safe to return to your TV set. Around here, that means an end to the television blitz around the Washington state initiative to require labeling of genetically modified elements in food, which has repeatedly ...
The Hill (blog) - Nov 6, 2013 A Washington state ballot initiative to require labels on all foodstuffs containing genetically engineered ingredients appeared headed for defeat early Wednesday, with the measure trailing significantly after the first night of election returns. But supporters of the ...
Pacific Northwest Inlander (blog) - Nov 7, 2013 Voters had rejected I-522 in all but three counties — Jefferson, King and Whatcom. In Spokane, 62 percent voted against the measure. Labeling supporters, however, were cautiously optimistic about their initiative's chances. “It is really too close to call.
Religion News Service - Nov 6, 2013 ... to pass a mandatory food-labeling law for GMOs with no stipulations. (Tracy Simmons is the editor of Spokane Faith & Values.) KE/MG END SIMMONS. Categories: Ethics, Politics. Tags: food, genetically modified organisms, GMO, I-522, Washington state ...
domain-B - Nov 7, 2013 Some major US food companies declared victory yesterday over an initiative in Washington State that would have required labelling of certain foods containing biotech ingredients, even as those who support labeling held on to hope that hundreds of ...
BevNET.com - Nov 5, 2013 ROCKVILLE, Md. — Global sales of non-GMO food and beverages are projected to rise to $800 billion by 2017 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15%, and will account for about 15% of total global food and beverage sales at that point, according ...
Natural Products INSIDER - Nov 6, 2013 OLYMPIA, Wash.—Opponents of an initiative requiring labeling of genetically engineered foods had reason to celebrate last night. Washington voters had rejected Initiative 522 by a margin of 54.8% (536,272 votes) to 45.2% (442,127 votes), according to data ...
Watchdog.org - Nov 6, 2013 NO APPETITE: Washington voters can't stomach an initiative that would have required GMO foods to be labeled. Results were still being counted last night and are not official but the initiative was losing 45 to 55 percent. The initiative was winning handily in ...
OPB News - Nov 5, 2013 Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. Results of a ballot measure in Tuesday's election in Washington to require labeling of food containing genetically modified ...
Capital Press - Nov 6, 2013 With almost 1 million votes counted as of Tuesday evening, Washington's initiative to require labeling of some foods with genetically modified ingredients was failing. More ballots remain to be counted. Washington's Initiative 522, which would require labels ...
The Voice of Russia - Nov 7, 2013 Voters in the State of Washington have rejected a bill requiring companies to label goods that contain genetically modified substances. For a long time the issue has remained a bone of contention between food and drink giants and pro-labeling activists.
KUOW News and Information - Nov 5, 2013 So far, Maine has followed suit with its own labeling law. To date, at least 20 other states are considering similar bills, an indication of consumers' growing attention to what's in their food. Tags: Elections 2013 · government · I-522 · GMO. Related Content:.
Truth-Out - Nov 7, 2013 Voters in Washington on Tuesday rejected Initiative 522, a ballot measure to label groceries containing genetically engineered ingredients that was leading in the polls for weeks before big biotech and processed food companies injected millions of dollars ...
Food Integrity Campaign (blog) - Nov 7, 2013 washington_state_map Residents of Washington state decided this week whether or not to label food products containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients in what was expected to be a close vote on Initiative 522. As of Tuesday night, the measure was ...
Cornell Chronicle - Nov 7, 2013 "For the genetically engineered crop varieties that are being grown commercially in the U.S. at present, there is no credible evidence of food safety concerns. However, there is a strong tradition in the U.S. for people's 'right to know.' ... Support for labeling must ...
Northwest Public Radio - Nov 6, 2013 A record twenty-two million dollars in opposition spending appears to have paid off for grocery, seed and pesticide makers. Washington voters Tuesday night were rejecting a ballot measure to require GMO-labeling of foods. Enlarge image. Credit Austin ...
domain-B - Nov 6, 2013 Washington state voters yesterday rejected an initiative that would have required labelling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. The vote was 54.8 per cent opposed to labelling and 45.2 per cent in its favour. In the event the initiative, called ...
Watchdog.org - Nov 5, 2013 The fanfare of election day in Washington and Oregon is a little different from other parts of the country. Many have already cast their ballots as both states have vote by mail elections and no polling locations. Most eyes are on Washington where voters will ...
KPTV.com - Nov 5, 2013 The Grocery Manufacturers Association and five major corporations have raised $22 million to defeat Initiative 522, according to the Associated Press. Food-labeling supporters have raised $7.8 million. I-522supporters say consumers have the right to know ...
Popular Science (blog) - Nov 5, 2013 Washingtonians are going to the ballot box today to vote on Initiative 522, a measure that would require food producers to label genetically engineered foods. Sasha Wright, an ecologist and state native, offers her solutions to the GMO debate. This is the ...
Prairie Star - Nov 7, 2013 Margaret Smith is a professor of plant breeding and genetics focusing on developing genetic materials to improve corn productivity. She leads an extension program to help farmers and the general public better understand plant breeding and genetic ...
WCAX - Nov 6, 2013 New Hampshire is joining a growing list of states considering requiring companies to label genetically-modified foods. A House bill in the Granite state recently passed a sub-committee and will be taken up by the full Environmental and Agriculture Committee ...
The Voice of Russia - Nov 6, 2013 Back in June Connecticut made a requirement to label genetically processed products and thus Initiative 522 (I522) appeared which made it mandatory for the companies that produce goods to label GMO products. The law was supposed to be launched in ...
Supermarket News - Nov 6, 2013 "We are pleased that the voters of Washington state rejected I-522 by a significant margin. I-522 was a complex and costly proposal that would have misled consumers, raised the price of groceries for Washington families and done nothing to improve food ...
Truth-Out - Nov 6, 2013 NO GMO. (Photo: David Robinson / Flickr)The biggest names in biotechnology and processed food products have spent millions of dollars fighting efforts in Washington and California to label genetically engineered foods, and they are spending big to fight ...
Budget & Tax News - Nov 6, 2013 James M. Taylor is managing editor of Environment & Climate News, a national monthly... (read full bio) · EMAIL. Print · Email. Related Stories. Washington Academy of Sciences: GMO Labeling Will Raise Prices. October 30, 2013. Connecticut, Maine Pass ...
NutraIngredients-usa.com - Nov 6, 2013 “This webinar will address a number of the important post-I522 questions that will be top of mind for the natural products industry as consumer demand for labeling and supply chain challenges continue to grow.” Webinar topics include: A report from the front ...
Centralia Chronicle - Nov 5, 2013 SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state ballot measure requiring mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods is failing in early returns. The campaign over Initiative 522 has been one of the costliest initiative fights in state history, drawing millions of ...
FairWarning - Nov 6, 2013 Initiative to make Washington State the first in the U.S. to mandate GMO labeling defeated, 54.8 percent to 45.2 percent. The outcome was a stunning reversal for a ballot measure that two-thirds of voters supported in early polls. But opponents, backed by ...
Mother Nature Network (blog) - Nov 7, 2013 I'm disappointed by the seeming defeat of Washington State's I-522 earlier this week. Although all of the ballots haven't been counted yet so it hasn't officially been called, the numbers don't look good. At the moment, it looks as if it will be defeated 54 percent ...
The Seattle Times - Nov 5, 2013 A raucous, pummeling campaign over labels for GMO foods failed to impress voters in most Washington counties. Seattle Times Editorial. Related. Key contests. Victorious Murray ready to show 'government can work again' · GMO-labeling initiative trails in all ...
CBC.ca - Nov 5, 2013 Residents in Washington State took to the polls on Tuesday to vote on a proposed bill that would require manufacturers to label any genetically modified ingredients on product packaging. Read more about GMOs. The fight over GMO labelling has become the ...
KPTV.com - Nov 5, 2013 The measure that would require mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods is failing 47 to 53 percent. If passed, Washington state would become the first in the nation with such requirements. Initiative 522 has been one of the costliest measures in ...
Democracy Now - Nov 6, 2013 Election Day also saw votes on a number of contested ballot measures. In Washington state, voters rejected an initiative that would have required the labeling of genetically modified foods. Major corporations and other opponents of GMO labeling spent more ...
Grist - Nov 6, 2013 Opponents of Washington state's initiative to label genetically engineered food effectively crushed the measure under a giant pile of money. As of this writing (with 1 million ballots counted of about 1.3 million total votes cast), Washington's measure 522, which ...
St. Louis Business Journal (blog) - Nov 7, 2013 “Monsanto is part of a large coalition” that came together to oppose I-522, according to Monsanto spokeswoman Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, who referred the Business Journal to the No on 522 Coalition statement on the outcome of the vote. In a statement, the ...
News1130 - Nov 6, 2013 SEATTLE, WA (NEWS1130) – It looks like voters in Washington State have decided they don't want to see labels on genetically modified food. Early results suggest the “No” side's expensive campaign against mandatory labelling was successful. The no ...
Sound Politics - Nov 6, 2013 The Washington GMO Labeling Initiative, I-522, Looks To Be Headed For Defeat. The local news anchors were puzzled by that this morning and ascribed the likely defeat to out-of-state corporate money. It is true that the opponents of the initiative did get most ...
BlueOregon - Nov 5, 2013 In Washington, the big money from Monsanto, DuPont, Nestle, Coca-Cola, and others we'll call "Big Food" appear to have doomed I-522. With 46% reporting (and the apparent end of counting for the night), the measure is failing 55-45. (Election results here.) ...
Government Accountability Project (blog) - Nov 6, 2013 Election results for yesterday's vote in Washington state suggest that Initiative 522, which would require labels for food products containing genetically engineered ingredients, is headed for defeat. As of last night, the measure was failing 45 percent to 55 ...
Twitchy - Nov 6, 2013 #Washington states #I-522 has 22 mill against it, no wonder its failing- katu.com/politics/Wash-… #MoreGMO #GMOs— Kennedy (@KennedyXXX) November 06, 2013. It's true that the opponents of the Washington initiative had a ton of money ($22 million), ...
Food Business News (registration) - Nov 6, 2013 WASHINGTON — Opponents of I-522, a measure on Washington state ballots to require labeling for food and beverage products with bioengineered ingredients, are declaring victory based on early results from the Nov. 5 election, but supporters of the ...
Food Business News (registration) - Nov 6, 2013 WASHINGTON — Based on early reports, voters in the state of Washington may have rejected I-522, an initiative to require labeling for food and beverage products that use bioengineered ingredients, but officials have not declared the final results. As of late ...
KREM.com (registration) - Nov 6, 2013 WASHINGTON STATE--The biggest issue on the 2013 general election ballot in Washington State was Initiative 522. The initiative would have required labeling on foods that are genetically modified. The initiative failed. King County and a few other counties ... |
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