According to Stacy Malkan, Media Director for the California Right to Know 2012 ballot initiative, the genetically modified organisms (GMO) labeling measure will be called Prop 37 on the November ballot. Ms. Malkan said, “Prop 37 is about our fundamental right to know what’s in the food we eat and feed our children. Given the … Read more
At their annual convention in Chicago this month, the American Medical Association passed a resolution calling for mandatory testing of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically engineered (GE) foods. The organization did not call for labeling of these altered foods, as many groups want, although 19 doctors did sign a statement calling for labeling. That statement … Read more
The United States Senate passed the Farm Bill on Thursday, June 21, 2012 by a vote of 64 to 35. This legislation will direct the country’s nutrition and agriculture policy for the next five years. The bill now goes to the U.S. House of Representatives. Many amendments were attached to the bill, as we reported … Read more
The groups Earthjustice, the Ocean Conservancy, Friends of the Earth, the Center for Food Safety, and Food & Water Watch have sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking for a response to a petition they filed a year ago. The petition asked the FDA to complete an environmental impact statement on … Read more
A reader asked us to publish the Senate roll call vote on Senator Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) amendment to further study the effects of genetically modified salmon on the environment and human health. We’re happy to do that. The Statement of Purpose of the amendment reads: “To prohibit approval by the Food and Drug Administration of … Read more
On May 24, 2012, the U.S. Senate narrowly voted against an amendment to further study genetically modified salmon before it is put into commerce, 46 – 50. Sixty votes were required for the bill to pass. The amendment, sponsored by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) would have “required environmental and economic impact studies of the first … Read more
The Right-to-Know campaign has obtained more than enough signatures on its GMO labeling petition to appear on the California ballot this fall. The petition will require GMO labeling on foods in California. The measure would require food manufacturers to identify genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that are in any food sold in California. This may lead … Read more
On March 12, 2012, 10 United States senators and 45 representatives sent a letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, in support of a petition to label genetically modified foods (GMOs). The Center for Food Safety, along with Just Label It! launched the petition, which is filed under Docket #FDA-2011-P-0723-0001/CP. The … Read more
Healthy Child Healthy World and Just Label It! have joined forces to petition the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling on the government to label genetically engineered (GE) foods.
