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Gmo Labeling

Prop 37 Fails: Why We Can't Rely on Policy to Change Our Food System

Kristin Wartman | Posted 11.08.2012 | Home
Kristin Wartman

The food movement learned a valuable lesson in the failure of Prop 37: We can't outspend Big Food and we can't out campaign them, but we can outsmart them. Let's not wait for government to cut ties with Big Food. Let's cut those ties ourselves

Lynne Peeples

Prop 37 GMO Labeling Law Defeated By Corporate Dollars And Deception, Proponents Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.07.2012 | Green

Proponents of Proposition 37, the California ballot measure that would have required labeling of genetically engineered foods, are attributing Tuesday...

California Rejects Mandatory GMO-Labeling

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 11.08.2012 | Los Angeles

California voters rejected Prop 37, which would have required retailers and food companies to label products made with genetically modified ingredient...

WATCH: GMO Prop Debate Heats Up

Posted 11.07.2012 | Los Angeles

HuffPost LA's Kathleen Miles participated in a debate on HuffPost Live about California's hotly contested Prop 37, which would require that companies ...

Will California's Most Controversial Ballot Measure Pass?

AP/The Huffington Post | GARANCE BURKE | Posted 01.06.2013 | San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- California voters will soon decide whether to require special labels for food made from genetically modified ingredients, in a c...

GMOs in Food: Better Safe -- Or, at Least, Informed -- Than Sorry? (Or, Vote 'Yes' on California Proposition 37)

Steve Heilig | Posted 01.06.2013 | Home
Steve Heilig

At this point, it's almost as much a philosophical decision as a scientific one.

Seeking Genetically Modified... Perspective

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 01.06.2013 | Healthy Living
David Katz, M.D.

If I lived in California, I would vote for Proposition 37; it makes sense to be informed. But wholesale opposition to genetic modification makes far less sense.

Just Label It: Take a Strong Stand for the American People

Gary Hirshberg | Posted 01.06.2013 | Home
Gary Hirshberg

Just Label It salutes those who are fighting in California for the right to know. They are helping set the table for a national movement toward labeling of GE foods and have raised the profile of this issue far beyond California's borders.

Kellogg's New Pitch: From Seed to Spoon. Really?

Christina Pirello | Posted 01.02.2013 | Healthy Living
Christina Pirello

For all the ads showing mother nature at her most glorious, Kellogg's Corn Flakes are anything but natural and anything but good for us.

Why We Must Vote Yes on Prop 37

Shiva Rose | Posted 01.01.2013 | Green
Shiva Rose

This month here in California, we will have a chance to know what is in our food supply.

Food Fight: Debating Prop 37, California's Landmark Initiative to Label GMO Food

Democracy Now! | Posted 12.24.2012 | Home
Democracy Now!

On Election Day, California voters will decide on Proposition 37, which would make their state the first in the nation to require the labeling of food products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Celeb Chefs Come Out In Favor Of GMO Labels

Posted 10.22.2012 | Home

California's GMO labeling ballot initiative Proposition 37 has already attracted lots of emphatic support and dissent from a host of voices, from Mich...

Genetically-Modified Organisms or GMOs: What Are You Really Eating?

Caroline J. Cederquist, M.D. | Posted 12.17.2012 | Healthy Living
Caroline J. Cederquist, M.D.

There is an interesting aspect of the argument over labeling GM products that is centered upon our individual right to guide our own lives and make our own choices. When it comes to the most basic of human needs, the food that we eat should be our choice, and ours alone. There is no place for "Big Ag" at my dinner table.

What Will You Do for the Revolution? Prop 37, D-Day for the Food Movement

Dave Murphy | Posted 12.15.2012 | Home
Dave Murphy

For the food movement, for the future of our planet and our democracy, there is no more important battle than to reclaim our rights from out of control corporations and the failure of government oversight.

WATCH: 'If There's Nothing Wrong With GMOs, Why Not Put It On The Label'?

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 10.09.2012 | Green

Celebrities from Danny DeVito to Dave Matthews and Bill Maher lent their voices to a new PSA in favor of California's Proposition 37. The legislation,...

Lynne Peeples

GMO Debate Heats Up: Critics Say Biotech Industry Manipulating Genes, And Science

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 09.24.2012 | Green

Sporting a white coat and tagged with impressive credentials, Dr. Ronald Kleinman carries an aura of authority on camera as he says, "There are no can...

What's So Bad About GEs?

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 10.20.2012 | Green
Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff

I believe we have a right to know what's in our food -- from calories to fat content to genetically modified ingredients -- so we can choose healthier foods for our families.

Big Tobacco Shills Trying to Stop GMO Labeling in California

Michele Simon | Posted 10.14.2012 | Green
Michele Simon

Why are the same consultants who have worked for the tobacco industry now shilling for Big Food, opposing the ballot initiative that would require labeling of all foods containing GMO ingredients?

Will California Pass a GMO Label Measure?

Margie Kelly | Posted 10.07.2012 | Green
Margie Kelly

Given that California has the eighth largest economy in the world, the GMO label requirement could have far-reaching impact on food and seeds sold in every state.

Unsafe to Eat: A New Report Highlights the Dangers of Genetically Modified Foods

Richard Schiffman | Posted 09.05.2012 | Green
Richard Schiffman

"Aren't critics of genetically engineered food anti-science? Isn't the debate over GMOs (genetically modified organisms) a spat between emotional but ...

20 Years Later, the Biotech Brigade Marches on...

Heather Pilatic | Posted 08.04.2012 | Green
Heather Pilatic

When government officials are consistently opposed to the idea of regulation (i.e. the implementation of rules of governance) one wonders what they're doing in their posts... other than jockeying for a better-paid exit when they next waltz through the revolving door.

20 Years of GMO Policy That Keeps Americans in the Dark About Their Food

Dave Murphy | Posted 07.30.2012 | Green
Dave Murphy

Clearly, Americans believe strongly in their right to know what's in their food. Ninety percent of U.S. voters want this type of labeling. Yet we still don't have it. Why?

Genetically Modified Food Bill Gets Slashed

AP | Posted 07.10.2012 | Green

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A key Connecticut lawmaker says efforts to enact state legislation requiring labeling of genetically modified food died in th...

Something Historic Is About to Happen

Dr. Joseph Mercola | Posted 04.30.2012 | Green
Dr. Joseph Mercola

I'm pleased to announce that the Money Bomb Against Monsanto has been officially launched!

State Makes First Strides In Labeling GMO Food

AP | STEPHEN SINGER | Posted 05.22.2012 | Home

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut took the first step requiring producers to label genetically modified food Wednesday, as a legislative committee ...