Posts Tagged ‘GMO labeling’
Posted on Monday, October 29th, 2012 by Michele Simon
Timing of AAAS statement on GMO labeling is highly suspicious
With about a week to go before California voters head to the polls to decide the fate of Proposition 37, which would require GMO foods to be labeled, I expected an already ugly campaign to get even uglier.
But the latest gift to the No on 37 campaign smells especially bad. Last week, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS – goes by “Triple A-S”) released this “statement” on GMO labeling that sounds like it was drafted by Monsanto. The statement ends with the non-scientific but very quote-worthy conclusion that “mandating such a label can only serve to mislead and falsely alarm consumers.” While Prop 37 is never mentioned, what purpose could the timing serve other than persuading Californians to vote no on the measure?
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Posted in Big Food, Food Safety, Industry Tactics | Tagged: California Prop 37, co-opting science, food safety, GMO labeling, GMOs, Monsanto, No on 37, World Health Organization | Michele on Google+ | View/Add Comments (22) |
Posted on Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 by Michele Simon
Each election season, proponents and opponents of the various initiatives on the California ballot hope for the state’s major newspaper endorsements. While you can’t expect every paper to endorse your side, Proposition 37, which would require labeling of foods produced using genetic engineering, seems to have had a string of incredibly bad luck. So incredible, in fact, that the reasoning behind several California newspaper endorsements of a No vote has me scratching my head.
Read rest at Center for Food Safety…
Posted in Big Food, Food Policy, Industry Tactics | Tagged: California Prop 37, Center for Food Safety, co-opting science, Coca-Cola, GMO labeling, GMOs, Monsanto, No on 37, PepsiCo | Michele on Google+ | View/Add Comments (0) |
Posted on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 by Michele Simon
Last month, I wrote about how the food industry has hired powerful consultants with ties to Big Tobacco to oppose California’s Proposition 37, which would require labeling of all genetically engineered foods. Now, the No on 37 campaign (ironically named the “Stop the Deceptive Labeling Scheme”) is putting up alleged scientific experts to do its bidding, once again taking a page from the tobacco industry playbook.
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Posted in Big Food, Industry Tactics, Public Health | Tagged: American Council on Science and Health, Burger King, California Prop 37, co-opting science, FDA, General Mills, GMO labeling, Phillip Morris, World Health Organization | Michele on Google+ | View/Add Comments (19) |
Posted on Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 by Michele Simon
The battle in California over Proposition 37, which would require labeling of foods containing GMOs, is really heating up. Millions of dollars are already being poured into the opposition campaign, with much of it going to former Big Tobacco shills. Over at GMO HQ, Monsanto recently posted this missive called “Taking a Stand: Proposition 37, The California Labeling Proposal,” in which the biotech giant explains why it is opposing the measure (to the tune of $4.2 million so far).
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Posted in Big Food, Industry Tactics | Tagged: American Public Health Association, California Prop 37, co-opting science, GMO labeling, Monsanto, USDA | Michele on Google+ | View/Add Comments (16) |
Posted on Monday, August 13th, 2012 by Michele Simon
Last week I wrote about why PepsiCo was the largest food maker to donate money to the “No on 37” campaign, to oppose a California initiative that would require foods containing GMOs to be labeled. New campaign finance reports show just how much hiding the truth is worth. The largest contributions are from biotech giants Dupont Pioneer ($2M) and Bayer Cropscience ($1M). Other contributions include $500K each from Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle, General Mills, and ConAgra. Read this press release from the Yes on 37 campaign for the complete run-down on this latest investment in secrecy from Big Food.
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Posted on Monday, August 13th, 2012 by Michele Simon
The food industry really hates it when you compare them to Big Tobacco. They try to deny the negative association by claiming that food is different than tobacco. Of course that’s true, but why are the same consultants that have worked for the tobacco industry now shilling for Big Food, opposing the ballot initiative that would require labeling of all foods containing GMO ingredients?
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Posted on Tuesday, August 7th, 2012 by Michele Simon
Nation’s largest peddler of soda and junk food has the most at stake in ballot measure
Most people just think of soda when they hear the name “Pepsi.” But in fact, PepsiCo is the nation’s largest food company and second largest in the world. Its annual earnings top $60 billion, from a dizzying array of brands. Walk down almost any supermarket aisle (soda, snacks, cereal, juice) and you’re likely to bump into a PepsiCo-owned product.
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Posted in Big Food, Food Policy | Tagged: California Prop 37, Frito-Lay, GMO labeling, Grocery Manufacturers Association, high fructose corn syrup, PepsiCo | Michele on Google+ | View/Add Comments (21) |
Posted on Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 by Michele Simon
In August, I reported on a lawsuit against ConAgra for deceptive labeling of its Wesson brand of cooking oils as “natural.” The case alleges that the products contain genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), which are not by any stretch of the imagination, natural. A similar case was recently filed in California (by the same class action firm – Milberg) against Frito-Lay — the snacks division of food and beverage giant PepsiCo.
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Posted in Big Food, Food Policy, Marketing to Children | Tagged: advertising regulation, American Dietetic Association, deceptive health claims, FDA, Frito-Lay, GMO labeling, junk food, Monsanto, natural, PepsiCo | Michele on Google+ | View/Add Comments (9) |
