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(Beyond Pesticides,<\/em> November 5, 2013) Today residents of Washington State will vote on ballot measure I-522,<\/a> to determine whether food sold on supermarket shelves will be required to disclose the presence of genetically engineered (GE) ingredients. The simple premise of labeling GE food has been fueled by a growing grassroots movement demanding a right to know<\/a> the ingredients in the food they consume. Opposition to the ballot measure has been propped up by a moneyed cadre of chemical and food corporations that claim labeling would confuse consumers and lead to higher prices at the check-out line.\"dr-bronners630\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Funding behind I-522 has tracked a similar trajectory to Proposition 37 on the ballot in California last year<\/a>, with food and chemical corporations pouring tens of millions of dollars into advertising against the measure in the run-up to Election Day. \u00a0However, while proponents of labeling were outspent 6 to 1 in California, the gap in spending for I-522 narrowed to about 3 to 1 ($22 million to $7.8 million) in Washington State. The largest single donor on the \u201cNo\u201d side comes from agrichemical giant Monsanto, which alone contributed over $5 million dollars<\/a> in attempts to defeat the initiative. The \u201cYes\u201d campaign saw a large influx of support<\/a> from the organic castile soap company Dr. Bronner\u2019s Magic Soaps, which contributed $2.3 million to the campaign and even changed the label on its products to reflect support for I-522 and show how easy it is for companies to modify their label.<\/p>\n

Prior to California\u2019s election last year, the \u201cNo\u201d campaign was leading in the polls. Though the \u201cYes\u201d campaign has, as expected from the onslaught of negative advertisements, fallen a bit in Washington State polls, the most recent survey<\/a> shows the \u201cYes\u201d campaign ahead but within the margin of error, and thus still too close to call.<\/p>\n

This year, a prominent contributor to the \u201cNo\u201d campaign, the conventional food industry\u2019s umbrella group the Grocery Manufacturer\u2019s Association (GMA), was also marred by scandal and sued by Washington State\u2019s attorney general<\/a> over, interestingly, nondisclosure of the companies that are funding opposition to the measure. \u00a0The attorney general\u2019s charge came after the grassroots group Moms for Labeling brought attention to the violation by filing a suit against GMA (only to have its initial lawsuit tossed out and face a \u00a0 countersuit<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Though large companies have had short-term success pouring money into state level campaigns, over time this strategy may backfire, and help feed public opinion that these companies have something to hide. GE labeling activists started legislative campaigns in states other than Washington and have won several high profile victories. In Connecticut<\/a>, Gov. Dannel <\/i>Malloy signed House Bill 6527- <\/i>An Act Concerning Genetically-Engineered Food.<\/i><\/a> <\/i>This bill will require GE ingredients to be labeled when similar legislation is passed by other states in the New England region with an aggregate population of 20 million. The Maine<\/a> legislature also passed a similar law. Whole Foods Market <\/a>announced in March that within five years it would label GE ingredients sold in its stores, making it the first national chain to do so. Several other state legislatures have also introduced bills that would require GE ingredients to be labeled. In Minnesota<\/a>, H.F. 850 and S.F. 821 were introduced in February of 2013 and are still being considered by the legislature. \u00a0 In Vermont<\/a>, the House of Representatives passed H.112, a GE labeling law, on May 10. The bill is expected to be taken up by the state Senate in January when the legislature reconvenes.<\/p>\n

Whatever the outcome of I-522, activism around GE labeling will continue to grow around the country<\/a>, as a recent \u00a0New York Times<\/i> \u00a0poll shows \u00a0national support for GE labeling reaching 93%,<\/a> \u00a0a number consistent with past polls showing broad support that cuts across race, gender, socio-economic class and party affiliation. On the federal level, Senator Barbra Boxer (D-CA) and Representative Peter Defazio (D-OR) introduced companion legislation that would require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to \u201cclearly label\u201d all GE ingredients. The bills, the \u00a0Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act<\/i>, \u00a0H.R. 1699<\/a> \u00a0and \u00a0S. 809<\/a>, have 22 cosponsors in the House and 10 in the Senate. On the campaign trail in 2007, President Barack Obama endorsed the idea<\/a> that Americans have a right to know what\u2019s in the food they\u2019re buying, but he has yet to act on that pledge.<\/p>\n

A victory in Washington State would set the stage for national mandatory labeling, providing consumers with information they need to make informed decisions for themselves and their family. To support Washington State\u2019s labeling efforts, help get out the vote today with the \u00a0Yes on 522<\/a> \u00a0campaign, and see a list of businesses, organizations, elected officials and more who endorse 522<\/a>. National GE labeling efforts are being spearheaded by the \u00a0Just Label It!<\/a> \u00a0campaign. \u00a0For more information on GE foods and labeling issues, see Beyond Pesticides\u2019 \u00a0Genetic Engineering<\/a> website.<\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0Source<\/em>: Politico <\/a><\/p>\n

Image Source<\/em>: Mother Jones<\/a><\/p>\n

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(Beyond Pesticides, November 5, 2013) Today residents of Washington State will vote on ballot measure I-522, to determine whether food sold on supermarket shelves will be required to disclose the presence of genetically engineered (GE) ingredients. The simple premise of labeling GE food has been fueled by a growing grassroots movement demanding a right to know the ingredients in the food they consume. Opposition to the ballot measure has been propped up by a moneyed cadre of chemical and food corporations that claim labeling would confuse consumers and lead to higher prices at the check-out line. Funding behind I-522 has tracked a similar trajectory to Proposition 37 on the ballot in California last year, with food and chemical corporations pouring tens of millions of dollars into advertising against the measure in the run-up to Election Day. \u00a0However, while proponents of labeling were outspent 6 to 1 in California, the gap in spending for I-522 narrowed to about 3 to 1 ($22 million to $7.8 million) in Washington State. The largest single donor on the \u201cNo\u201d side comes from agrichemical giant Monsanto, which alone contributed over $5 million dollars in attempts to defeat the initiative. 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