Kashi, Horizon Organic, Other Hippie Brands Join With Monsanto To Fight Food Labeling Bill

Monsanto's Surprising Bedfellows
FILE - This Aug. 31, 2011 photo, shows the Monsanto corporate logo at their exhibit booth during the Farm Progress Show, in Decatur, Ill. Monsanto Co. said Wednesday, April 4, 2012 that a strong and early U.S. seed selling season drove its fiscal second quarter net income up 19 percent. The U.S. agricultural giant also raised its earnings outlook for the full year. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
FILE - This Aug. 31, 2011 photo, shows the Monsanto corporate logo at their exhibit booth during the Farm Progress Show, in Decatur, Ill. Monsanto Co. said Wednesday, April 4, 2012 that a strong and early U.S. seed selling season drove its fiscal second quarter net income up 19 percent. The U.S. agricultural giant also raised its earnings outlook for the full year. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Giant bioengineering companies like Monsanto and DuPont are spending millions of dollars to fight a California ballot initiative aimed at requiring the labeling of genetically modified foods. That surprises no one, least of all the proponents of the law, which if approved by voters would become the first of its kind in the nation.

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