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Los Angeles Proposes Banning GMOs - 0 views

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Los Angeles is considering banning the cultivation and sale of genetically modified organisms. If it does, the second-largest U.S. city would become the country's largest GMO-free zone.
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Two LA city councilmen on Friday introduced a motion that would ban the growth, sale and distribution of genetically engineered seeds and plants.
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The motion would not affect the sale of food containing genetically modified ingredients.
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O'Farrell said he thinks the worldwide decline of honeybees is the "canary in the coal mine" for GMOs. U.S. World commercial beehives declined 40 to 50 percent in 2012, with the suspicions of some beekeepers and researchers falling on powerful new pesticides incorporated into plants themselves. In California, almond agriculture, which depends on bees, has been hit especially hard. About 80 percent of the nation's almonds are produced in central California.
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The LA motion comes weeks before Washington state will vote on ballot initiative 522, which calls for labeling food products that contain genetically modified ingredients. Last November, Californians narrowly defeated Proposition 37, which would have made California the first state to require that genetically modified food be labeled.
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The U.S. has no requirement to label genetically modified food.
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Chipotle to Stop Using Genetically Altered Ingredients - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 19 May 15

Chipotle became the first major restaurant chain to announce it would use only non-genetically modified organisms in its food preparation across its over 1,800 locations, according the New York Times.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Chipotle became the first major restaurant chain to announce it would use only non-genetically modified organisms in its food preparation across its over 1,800 locations, according the New York Times.</div>

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Senate approves GMO disclosure bill - High Plains Journal: Ag News - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 27 Jul 16

The Senate voted 63-30 last week to pass a federal bill requiring food manufacturers to label products made with genetically modified ingredients, using either wording on packaging, a logo or a website link. The bill is expected to be considered on the House floor this week.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Senate voted 63-30 last week to pass a federal bill requiring food manufacturers to label products made with genetically modified ingredients, using either wording on packaging, a logo or a website link. The bill is expected to be considered on the House floor this week.</div>

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General Mills, 'Disappointed' by Lack of National Solution, Will Label GMOs | Sustainab... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 25 Mar 16

On Friday, General Mills announced that it will "soon" start labeling its products that contain genetically modified organism (GMO) ingredients nationwide. With the rationale that it is impractical to label its products for just one state, the company plans to disclose GMO ingredients according to the law set to go into effect in Vermont on July 1.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">On Friday, General Mills announced that it will "soon" start labeling its products that contain genetically modified organism (GMO) ingredients nationwide. With the rationale that it is impractical to label its products for just one state, the company plans to disclose GMO ingredients according to the law set to go into effect in Vermont on July 1. </div>

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Food Companies Want Single GMO Labeling Standard · Environmental Management &... - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 16 Jan 14 - No Cached

Adriana Trujillo on 16 Jan 14

The Coca-Cola Company, General Mills, Kraft Foods and the other 300-plus food companies that are members of the Grocery Manufacturers Association will soon lobby the US food safety regulator and Congress for a single federal standard covering oversight and labeling of new genetically modified foods, Reuters reports.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Coca-Cola Company, General Mills, Kraft Foods and the other 300-plus food companies that are members of the Grocery Manufacturers Association will soon lobby the US food safety regulator and Congress for a single federal standard covering oversight and labeling of new genetically modified foods, Reuters reports.</div>

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No More GMOs in Grape Nuts, Post Foods Says · Environmental Management & Ener... - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 22 Jan 14 - No Cached

Adriana Trujillo on 22 Jan 14

Post Foods, which will roll out a non-GMO verified Grape Nuts in January 2014, has become the second food company this month to cave to pressure from an environmental group and the public and stop using genetically modified ingredients in a cereal.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Post Foods, which will roll out a non-GMO verified Grape Nuts in January 2014, has become the second food company this month to cave to pressure from an environmental group and the public and stop using genetically modified ingredients in a cereal. </div>

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GMO critics protest Monsanto meeting; shareholder resolutions fail | Reuters - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 28 Jan 14

Critics of genetically modified crops protested at Monsanto Co's annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday, calling for the world's largest seed company to provide a report on contamination in non-GMO crops and to stop fighting mandatory labels on foods containing GMO ingredients.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Critics of genetically modified crops protested at Monsanto Co's annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday, calling for the world's largest seed company to provide a report on contamination in non-GMO crops and to stop fighting mandatory labels on foods containing GMO ingredients.</div>

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Investors Urge Biotech, Food Industry to Stay Out of GMO Labeling Fight · Env... - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 10 Oct 13 - No Cached

Adriana Trujillo on 10 Oct 13

Environmentalist and shareholder advocacy groups have filed resolutions urging Monsanto, DuPont de Nemours and Dow Chemical Company to stop using corporate funds to fight a referendum in Washington that, if it passed, would require special labels on raw and processed foods made from genetically modified crops.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Environmentalist and shareholder advocacy groups have filed resolutions urging Monsanto, DuPont de Nemours and Dow Chemical Company to stop using corporate funds to fight a referendum in Washington that, if it passed, would require special labels on raw and processed foods made from genetically modified crops. </div>

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GMOs: the Future of Sustainable Agriculture? · Environmental Management & Ene... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 18 Dec 13

Genetically modified crops - that can feed 9 billion by 2050 and tolerate heat, drought and disease - are the future of sustainable agriculture, writes David Rotman, editor of MIT Technology Review.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Genetically modified crops - that can feed 9 billion by 2050 and tolerate heat, drought and disease - are the future of sustainable agriculture, writes David Rotman, editor of MIT Technology Review.</div>

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Soil proprietor: Do GMOs promote dirt conservation? | Grist - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 23 Oct 13

Genetically modified crops are making it easier for farmers to embrace low-till agricultural strategies, proponents say. The precise impact of GM crops is hard to quantify, however, with some analyses suggesting that farmers in the U.S. aren't changing their tilling habits

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Genetically modified crops are making it easier for farmers to embrace low-till agricultural strategies, proponents say. The precise impact of GM crops is hard to quantify, however, with some analyses suggesting that farmers in the U.S. aren't changing their tilling habits</div>

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As Ocean Waters Heat Up, A Quest to Create 'Super Corals' by Nicola Jones: Yale Environ... - 0 views

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With the world's coral reefs increasingly threatened by warmer and more acidic seas, scientists are selectively breeding corals to create species with the best chance to survive in the coming century and beyond. Are genetically modified corals next?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">With the world's coral reefs increasingly threatened by warmer and more acidic seas, scientists are selectively breeding corals to create species with the best chance to survive in the coming century and beyond. Are genetically modified corals next?</div>

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General Mills Drops GMOs in Cheerios · Environmental Management & Energy News... - 0 views

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General Mills has stopped using genetically modified ingredients to make original Cheerios, following a yearlong effort by a consumer activist group to pressure the company to drop GMOs from its iconic breakfast cereal.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">General Mills has stopped using genetically modified ingredients to make original Cheerios, following a yearlong effort by a consumer activist group to pressure the company to drop GMOs from its iconic breakfast cereal.</div>

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Can Green GM Crops Convince Enviro-Minded Consumers? | Motherboard - 0 views

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