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Big Food Spent $50 Million This Year To Defeat GMO Labeling
A new report shows how much food and biotech companies increased their lobbying expenditures in 2015 – mainly to support the Deny Americans the Right to Know Act, which the House passed last month.
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House of Reps Says States Can't Require GMO Labels On Food
While government officials and the food industry claim GMOs are safe, consumer advocates seeking transparency on labels argue that no one really knows the long-term impacts of genetically modified crops.
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Seeds of Change: Corporate Power, Grassroots Resistance and the Battle For the Food System
Despite the power wielded by agribusiness giants that quash legislation designed to protect consumer and farmer interests against genetically modified foods, the global resistance is growing.
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Poll: Three-Quarters of U.S. Northwest Now Favors GMO Labeling Law
Despite propaganda from Big Ag, biotech and the Grocery Manufacturers Association, surveys show vast majority of residents in Washington, Oregon and Idaho want to know what's in their food.
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The Kellogg Boycott: Voting With Our Dollars To Rid Cereals of GMO's
We speak collectively to force food manufacturers to come clean with the ingredients they use in their products - and if they won’t remove GMOs, we will boycott them until they do.
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Unstoppable: America's Growing Food Safety Movement
Despite the overwhelming popularity of labeling, Congress refused to act – so citizens took up the cause in their own states.
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Victory in Vermont Pushes Monsanto and Big Foods on the GMO Defensive
The Vermont Senate passed a bill to require labeling on all GMO foods sold in the state – signaling a wave of nationwide victories against the Gene Giants may be underway.
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Food Fights, States Rights – and the Demand for Health We Won’t Be Denied
Activists are forcing Monsanto, big biotech and the Grocery Manufacturers Association to go defensive – and now it’s time to win.
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Revealed: Food Industry Giants Try to Muscle Pro-GMO Federal Law Through Congress
The Grocery Manufacturers Association representing food and beverage leaders like ConAgra, PepsiCo and Kraft is pushing a federal law with non-mandatory labeling standards in an effort to kill GMO labeling initiatives across the country.
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After Failed GMO Initiative in Washington, Food Safety Modernization Act Is Next Battle
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