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Food Fight in California over GMO Labeling
If you’ve been following my writing over the past few months, you know that I’ve been writing about the food industry’s dirty tactics in the fight over California’s Proposition 37, which would require GMO foods to be labeled. As Election Day nears, the fight is getting even dirtier, while the No on 37 campaign’s millions of dollars in deceptive ads are starting to pay off<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=bdf6ea8f21&e=cfef0e14a2>. But with 61 other nations requiring GMO labels<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=b872bb5a99&e=cfef0e14a2>, why are Monsanto and friends fighting so hard to keep Americans in the dark?
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In the Media
Michelle Obama's Moves<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=0fc6d805d4&e=cfef0e14a2> (The Nation)
Proposition 37: The Facts Behind the Hype<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=cbdec2e7fb&e=cfef0e14a2> (Uprising Radio)
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On the Road
October 24: Food Summit at Stanford University<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=a2b975d089&e=cfef0e14a2>
October 27-31: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=bc53b2a93a&e=cfef0e14a2>, San Francisco
Panel 1: Monday, October 29, 2012: 10:30 - 12:00
Case study of industry lobbying on junk food marketing to children<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=03aa0c5145&e=cfef0e14a2>
(Additional panelists include Marion Nestle and Jennifer Pomeranz from the Rudd Center.)
Panel 2: Monday, October 29, 2012: 12:30 -2:00
Food stamps, follow the money: Are corporations profiting from hungry Americans?<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=5dbbbc0494&e=cfef0e14a2>
Panel 3: Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 12:30 -2:00
Understanding food industry lobbying and countering corporate tactics<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=9a7d90be58&e=cfef0e14a2>
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California Newspaper Editorial Boards Spread False Claims and Faulty Logic on Proposition 37<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=98d4da63fe&e=cfef0e14a2>
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. Read more...<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=325626e07d&e=cfef0e14a2>
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Did Monsanto Write This Op-Ed Signed by a UC Davis Professor?<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=e5411ec43e&e=cfef0e14a2>
As I recently explained<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=067820c9ad&e=cfef0e14a2>, University of California at Davis agriculture researchers are heavily influenced by the funding they receive from Monsanto and other big biotech players. This conflict of interest explains in part why we are seeing several UC Davis professors author reports and op-eds opposing California’s Proposition 37, which would require labeling of foods containing GMOs.
Read more...<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=223a729e48&e=cfef0e14a2>
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University of California at Davis Reports Make Dubious Claims on Prop 37<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=75c3cdf208&e=cfef0e14a2>
Last week I wrote<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=18fa3c63bc&e=cfef0e14a2> about how the No on 37 campaign – the California ballot initiative that would require labeling of GMOs foods – is relying on experts with questionable credentials to do its bidding. Over the past few weeks, two expert reports have emerged from the No campaign that also warrant closer scrutiny. Read more...<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=69fdce4b0f&e=cfef0e14a2>
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“Pink Slime” Lawsuit May be Frivolous, But Could Chill Speech<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=da9cd29ec4&e=cfef0e14a2>
To no one’s surprise, Beef Products Inc. (BPI) – maker of the ground beef product that took on the moniker of “pink slime”<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=610eb7e496&e=cfef0e14a2> – filed a defamation lawsuit<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=18f5d4f330&e=cfef0e14a2> earlier this month against ABC News and several individuals. As I wrote<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=454a64251b&e=cfef0e14a2> in March at the height of the media uproar and consumer backlash, the entire pink slime affair should be viewed as a huge wake-up call to the harsh realities of our industrialized meat supply. Read more...<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=d7078629cb&e=cfef0e14a2>
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How Did My Profession’s Conference Get Hijacked by Big Food?
(Guest post by Andy Bellatti)<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=e816445b74&e=cfef0e14a2>
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) hosted its 2012 Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=857136deae&e=cfef0e14a2> (FNCE) earlier this month. Sadly, the event once again (see last year’s report<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=a2ff0d4c53&e=cfef0e14a2>) demonstrated how this registered dietitians’ accrediting organization drags its own credential through the mud by prioritizing Big Food’s corporate interests over sound nutrition and public health. Read more...<http://appetiteforprofit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d92905ea6348fcc3f1b61a3e&id=ec44632113&e=cfef0e14a2>
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