Friday, November 21, 2014

GMO labeling likely in Oregon soon

The last election there was an issue on the ballot in Oregon to make GMO labeling mandatory in Oregon. So, because of laws regarding provisional ballots also on the books there, people are allowed to correct any mistakes they made on their ballots if they made a mistake so the ballot didn't get counted. People correcting their ballots likely will result in making GMO labeling mandatory in Oregon from now on. This will be the third state to do this. The first was either Vermont or New Hamshire, now Maine has also joined these states with likely more to come year by year now.

If you are interested in making your state do this too here are some helpful sites:
  1. State Labeling Initiatives - Center for Food Safety

    www.centerforfoodsafety.org/...labeling/state-labe...
    Center for Food Safety
    So why has the FDA not acted to require labeling? ... International Labeling Laws ... Download our fact sheet GE Labeling: States Take Action to learn more ...
  2. Take Action in Your State | Coalition of States for GMO ...

    www.righttoknow-gmo.org/states
    States in dark blue are states with active pending legislation. ... Clicking on each state will provide you state specific information involving GMO labeling efforts.
    Maryland - ‎Florida - ‎New Jersey - ‎Illinois
  3. Coalition of States for GMO Labeling

    www.righttoknow-gmo.org/
    Corn-eating worm evolves to feed on GMO corn designed to kill it ... are championing legislation that would block states from giving consumers the right to know ...
  4. Maine becomes second state to require GMO labels - The ...

    www.washingtonpost.com/.../maine-becomes-secon...
    The Washington Post
    Jan 10, 2014 - Two states have passed legislation requiring the labels, but they need ... a provision in a GMO labeling bill passed by Connecticut's legislature, ...
  5. Which States Are Considering Labels for GMO Foods? - The ...

    blogs.wsj.com/.../which-states-are-considering-label...
    The Wall Street Journal
    Jul 14, 2014 - “In general, a state may establish a food-labeling requirement unless such requirement is preempted by federal law,” Ms. Corbett Dooren said.

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