A state ballot initiative in California with big implications for the nation’s food system has seen massive opposition by industrial agricultural corporations in the final weeks, and an infusion of nearly $46 million dollars may just be enough to thwart the grassroots effort demanding that consumers get the right to know exactly what’s in the food they’re buying.
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“A growing body of research links GMO foods to potential health risks,” writes Zack Kaldveer of the Yes on 1 campaign in California, which is leading the charge to label all foods that contain genetically modified food in the state.
Though Kaldveer says that “poll after poll showed 90% of Americans (and Californians) favored labeling foods that have been genetically engineered (GMOs),” a recent campaign push by the The No on 37 campaign—whose two largest contributors are pesticide giants Monsanto ($8.1 million) and Dupont ($5.4 million)—has not only narrowed a two to one advantage by the Yes Campaign, but is now leading in some state polling.
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