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Natural Products Association Wants GMO Labeling

Jill Ettinger — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:00:17 +0000

The Natural Products Association has announced its support for labeling of foods containing genetically modified ingredients, the group stated in a press release yesterday.

Whole Foods Market Takes Huge Stand Against GMOs: Mandatory Labeling by 2018

Jill Ettinger — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:39:30 +0000

Whole Foods Market, the nation's leading supermarket chain focused on organic and natural foods, has announced that it will begin labeling all products containing genetically modified ingredients throughout its U.S. and Canadian locations by 2018.

GMO Labeling Campaign Efforts Strengthened By Organic Partnership

Jill Ettinger — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:25:02 +0000

Efforts to bring about national labeling regulations for foods containing genetically modified ingredients sold in the U.S. were strengthened by the recent announcement of a collaborative partnership between the Environmental Working Group and Organic Voices.

Say What? Is Walmart Supporting GMO Labeling in the U.S.?

Jill Ettinger — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:47:35 +0000

Efforts to get federal or state regulations to mandate the labeling of foods containing controversial genetically modified ingredients may have just received a bump from an unlikely supporter: Walmart.

Mandatory GMO Labeling and Regulation Efforts Not Giving Up

Jill Ettinger — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 09:46:33 +0000

Many California foodies are still licking their wounds from the narrow defeat of Proposition 37 in November, which lost by 6 percentage points, but momentum to see genetically modified organisms regulated and labeled is picking up around the country—the latest effort coming out of New Mexico.

GMO Labeling Focus Turns To Washington with New Celeb Video

Jill Ettinger — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 08:00:29 +0000

The battle to get genetically modified foods labeled is not going away, even despite Proposition 37's failure in California earlier this month. Focus is now routing back to federal regulations with the Just Label It campaign urging the FDA to take action. The latest support for the campaign comes via an all-star cast of celebs and musicians making the case in a recent Just Label It video.

Prop 37 Defeated in California

Lacy — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:00:55 +0000

California officials have announced that Proposition 37, which would have required the labeling of GMO ingredients on all foods, has been defeated 53–47 percent.

Major Natural Food Brands Donate to California’s Prop 37 in Final Days Before Vote

Lacy — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:00:42 +0000

In the last stretch of the race to pass Proposition 37, which would require labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms in California, several big new players have stepped up to endorse and financially support the effort to pass the measure.

Organic Brands Say California’s GMO Labeling Law Won’t Affect Food Prices

Jill Ettinger — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:54:40 +0000

With the 2012 election less than two weeks away, many California voters are focusing their attention on Proposition 37, which if passes, will require mandatory labeling on foods sold in the state that contain genetically modified organisms.

Milk Money: Dairy Farmers Asked to Urge Horizon Milk to Support Prop 37

Lacy — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 07:00:37 +0000

Dean Foods, parent company of Horizon organic milk, Silk, and WhiteWave foods has invested more than $250,000 in the fight against Prop 37—the California ballot measure that would require labeling of GMO foods—and the Cornucopia Institute is calling them out.