Foes of GMO foods won a huge victory this week when the US Senate blocked legislation that would have prevented states from requiring labeling on GMO products. The Biotech Labeling Solutions Act, better known by opponents as the DARK (Deny ...
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Big Food Makes Big Move On GMO Labeling, But Is It Enough?
Big Food is finally giving in to consumers on GMO labeling — sort of. By the end of 2017 a new app will tell you if up to 30,000 products from some of the world’s biggest food and beverage brands ...
Read More »Senate Close To Protecting Monsanto, Banning GMO Labeling
The United States Senate may go against the wishes of 93 percent of Americans and ban labelling that tells customers if foods contain GMO (genetically modified organism) ingredients. The Senate’s Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry heard testimony on a ...
Read More »The Great ‘All-Natural’ Food Lie
For many people, the term “natural” is synonymous with “organic.” But when it comes to food labels, the two terms could hardly be more opposite. The majority of Americans believe that when a food product is labeled “natural,” it upholds ...
Read More »Why Organic Labels Are Just Plain Bogus
Organic product claims can be misleading, making a deeper understanding of labeling procedures helpful to determine if a product lives up to high organic standards. According to labeling standards used by the United States Department of Agriculture, a product must ...
Read More »GMO Labeling Defeated In Washington State Due To Millions From Big Food
An initiative that would have made Washington state the first to require the labeling of genetically modified (GMO) food appears headed for defeat, a stunning turnaround for a proposal that led in polls by double digits just a month ago. ...
Read More »Whole Foods Will Require Genetically Modified Food To Be Labeled By 2018
AUSTIN, TX – Whole Foods Market has announced that it will require all products sold in its U.S. and Canadian stores be labeled if they contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). GMO products are foods that have been manipulated through genetic ...
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