Peter
10/30/2013
5:34:38 PM |
Hello Folks
To keep you informed...
In exactly one week, the polls close on voting for Washington’s Initiative 522. This could make Washington the FIRST state in the US to mandate labeling of GMOs, and it could be the pivotal moment in the struggle for people who want the right to know.
A New York Times poll from earlier this year found that 93% of the American public supported GMO labeling. But Monsanto and their allies have been fighting hard to keep the USDA, the FDA, Congress, and the American public from making those labels a reality.
If we had labeling, of course, some people might choose to avoid genetically modified foods, and then the whole game might change.
Eager to keep Washington from unleashing a domino of state or national-level labeling initiatives, Monsanto and the junk food industry have been fighting hard in Washington. They have broken the state record by dumping more than $17 million into fighting against I-522. Their campaign has been inundating Washington voters with misleading ads and outright lies, just as they did in California last year.
Stay informed...this affects us all!
Peter |
