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California, USA: Humboldt County Genetic Contamination Prevention Ordinance

The Committee for a GMO Free Humboldt submitted more than 8,500 signatures to the County Elections Office last week on a petition to prohibit the cultivation or production of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the county. The initiative is called the Humboldt County Genetic Contamination Prevention Ordinance. It would prohibit “propagating, cultivating, raising or growing” GMOs, but would not prevent food that is made with genetically engineered ingredients from being sold in grocery stores.

• Petition to regulate GMOs in Humboldt garners support: Ordinance backers turn in nearly double required signatures for November ballot - Times-Standard Online
• Committee for a GMO Free Humboldt
• GMO Free Humboldt submits over 8,500 signatures; initiative likely headed for ballot - Redwood Times