PCC and Chaco Canyon restaurant are now collecting petition signatures for State Initiative 522, "The People's Right To Know Genetically Engineered Food Act"
This act (if placed on the ballot and passed by the voters next year) will:
–require most raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, and seeds and seed stocks, if produced using genetic engineering as defined, to be labeled as genetically engineered when offered for retail sale.
More info here: http://www.labelitwa.org/
I'll also be carrying petitions around on my person, so whenever I take a picture of someone's off-leash dog, I can ask them to sign. (Two birds, ya know.)
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I don't think we ought to be panicking over GMOs just yet. But at the same time, I think that we, as consumers, should be given this information so we can make more informed choices for ourselves and children.
I also think that requiring GMO labeling will send a message to food producers that we're keeping an eye on them and that we actually CARE about what they're doing with our food.
(Surprisingly, a similar initiative in California failed in last week's election. Apparently the voters believed the food industry's claims that the bill would cost too much to implement. C'mon, Washington! Here's our chance to show these guys we're smarter than California.)
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