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Senate Bill Proposes GE Labeling in California

By Lauren Bernadett on February 25, 2014

Remember California’s Proposition 37? It was the 2012 ballot initiative that would have required genetically engineered (GE) food sold in California to be labeled as such. Prop. 37 would have also prohibited GE foods sold…
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GE Salmon, Apples Keep Genetic Labeling On Legislative Menu in Olympia

By Dan Flynn on January 21, 2014

Usually the Washington Legislature will steer clear – at least for a while – of a topic voters have settled in a recent initiative. That unwritten rule might ordinarily keep bills for labeling genetically modified…
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Letter From the Editor: Rural Voters Veto GMO Labeling (Again)

By Dan Flynn on November 10, 2013

There are not many people or voters in rural counties, but there sure are a lot of rural counties. In Garfield County in Washington state, almost 82 percent of the voters rejected Initiative 522, the…
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Gap Closing on GMO Labeling Vote in Washington, But Will It Reverse?

By James Andrews on November 8, 2013

A number of news organizations in Washington state and nationwide have already called the vote against I-522, the state’s ballot initiative for labeling food from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). But since the vote was called…
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Washington State Voters Turn Down GMO Labeling Law

By News Desk on November 7, 2013

Voters in Washington state have rejected I-522, the ballot initiative to label foods made from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). After a second day of vote tallying, Yes on 522 still trails 45.9 percent to 54.1…
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Washington State's GMO Labeling Initiative Appears Headed for Defeat

By James Andrews on November 6, 2013

With all of Washington state’s counties reporting in late Tuesday night, voters appear to be turning down ballot initiative I-522, which would require labeling food made from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The complete vote results…
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Effort to Hide Corporations Opposing GE Food Labeling Lands in Court

By Michele Simon on October 17, 2013

This editorial originally appeared on the blog of the Center for Food Safety on Oct. 15. Oct. 16 update: The Washington State attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit against the Grocery Manufacturers Association, stating …
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GM Alfalfa Seed Incident Could Spice Up Washington State's I-522 Campaign

By Dan Flynn on September 19, 2013

Genetically modified (GM) alfalfa seed, possibly mislabeled, may become an issue in the final weeks of the Initiative 522 campaign in Washington state. I-522 would require any foods offered for retail sale that were produced…
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Trade Group, Biotech Giants Spending Big Bucks to Stop GE Labeling in WA

By Michele Simon on September 18, 2013

This editorial was originally published on Sept. 17, 2013, by the Center for Food Safety. The nation’s largest food makers’ trade group, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), is donating big money to oppose I-522,…
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