NEW Poll Finds Widespread Support for GMO Labeling As New Hampshire House Committee Prepares to Vote
Source: Food Democracy Now!
November 5, 2013
90 Percent of NH Voters Favor Their Right-to-Know
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — As voters in Washington hand in their ballots today to determine the fate of GMO labeling in their state, the issue of labeling genetically modified organisms or GMOs, as they’re commonly known, is heating up in New Hampshire. This Thursday, the New Hampshire House Environment and Agriculture committee will vote on a similar bill, HB 660, to require GMO labeling in the Granite state.
Consumer support for GMO labeling in the U.S. is wildly popular, according to the recent political opinion survey of New Hampshire registered voters on GMO food labeling conducted by The Mellman Group on behalf of Food Democracy Now!, a grassroots movement of more than 650,000 farmers and citizens dedicated to creating a more sustainable future for farmers and the environment.
According to pollster Mark Mellman, “The survey found nearly all Democrats (93%), Independents (89%) and Republicans (90%) in the state of New Hampshire agree that they have the right to know whether their food contains GMOs."
VIEW THE STUDY HERE: https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.fooddemocracynow.org/images/Food_Democracy_Now_Mellman_Group_NH_GMO_poll.pdf
“These statewide polling results are absolutely consistent with national polling data showing that an overwhelming majority of citizens want the right to know what is in our foods. When is the last time that 90% of NH citizens agreed on anything?”, said Gary Hirshberg, Founder of Stonyfield Farm and Chairman and Founding Partner of Just Label It. “The only question now is whether our citizen legislators will support individual citizens rights over those of a handful of chemical corporations who are trying to protect their profits.”
Read more: http://fooddemocracynow.org/blog/2013/nov/5/new_poll_finds_90_percent_NH_voters_loveGMO_labels/
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