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2012-10-29 |

Indian Supreme Court says no to open field trials of GM crops

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to ban open field trials on genetically modified crops despite a court-appointed expert panel recommending a 10-year halt on them. Hearing a public interest litigation filed by anti-GM food activist Aruna Rodrigues, a two-judge bench of the apex court instead invited views of all the stakeholders on the expert panel's report. Rodrigues had sought the court's intervention to stop the field trials until a new set of regulatory conditions is enforced, as suggested by the expert panel. Her lawyer Prashant Bhushan argued that a ban was necessary as open field trials in the current form could lead to contamination of indigenous species and loss of bio-diversity.

2012-10-29 |

Californian Yes on Proposition 37 launches TV ad campaign

After losing a more than two-to-one lead from a month-long barrage of critical opposition TV ads, supporters of a genetically engineered foods labeling initiative have taken to the air. The Yes on Proposition 37 campaign on Thursday launched a TV blitz of their own, starting out in the Southern California and San Francisco Bay Area markets. The ads, which cost ”seven figures,” are expected to air statewide between now and the Nov. 6 election day, the Yes campaign said. ”We're in it to win it,” said Yes campaign spokeswoman Stacy Malkan. ”We believe that when people get the truth about what Proposition 37 is about, they'll vote yes.”

2012-10-25 |

Los Angelos City Council unanimously endorses Prop 37 and supports GE food labeling

As supporters rallied in front of Los Angeles City Hall today, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting Prop 37, the Right to Know ballot measure that would label genetically engineered foods in California. [...] ”It's not often that the LA City Council votes unanimously to support a measure, but Prop 37 was a no-brainer. We have the right to know what's in the food we're eating and feeding our families,” said Councilmember Paul Koretz, the resolution's author. ”I'm proud to be a part of this true grassroots campaign in our struggle against the biggest pesticide and junk food companies in the world.”

2012-10-24 |

Buying the Californian vote on G.M.O.’s with 1 mill USD a day

All of this could begin to change on Election Day, when California’s Proposition 37 — which would require the labeling of most foods containing G.M.O.’s — goes to a vote. On Sept. 15, I wrote that “polls show Prop 37 to be overwhelmingly popular: roughly 65 percent for to 20 percent against, with 15 percent undecided.” But thanks to an infusion of big bucks by the opposition (led by Monsanto, DuPont and the Grocery Manufacturers Association), support for labeling is eroding. By some accounts the “no” advocates are spending $1 million a day, and a recent poll says the margin is now just 8 percent.

2012-10-11 |

South African consumers win GM labelling victory

Consumers in South Africa have won a hard earned victory with regard to the labelling of genetically modified foods. [...] According to the draft amendments, all locally produced and imported food containing 5% or more GM ingredients or components must be labelled as ”contains genetically modified ingredients or components”. [...] Mariam Mayet, Director of the African Centre for Biosafety, congratulated the DTI and praised the huge role played by consumers in demanding their right to know. [...] However, Mayet expressed disappointment that labelling will only be triggered when there is 5% or more GM content.

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