Food companies fight against GM proposal

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US food and agriculture companies are spending millions of dollars campaigning against a proposal that would force them to reveal their use of genetically modified ingredients.

They claim that complying with the law would push up costs, which, they warned, would be passed on to customers.

Companies including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, General Mills, Monsanto and DuPont have invested $25m to defeat California’s Proposition 37.

Corn, soyabeans and canola are among the ingredients derived from genetically engineered seeds to make them more resistant to pests and extreme climates. Companies are fearful that they will no longer be able to market their products as “natural” and that if voters in California pass the law in November, other states will follow.

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[riverbendviewgal]

1. I want to know what has been modified.

There must be something to fear if the genetically modified ingredients are revealed, eh?

Remember how Tobacco was good for us.

[roody]

5. Corn, soy and canola are big ones.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. They should be grateful they're not being required to put on warning labels.

[tedbear]

3. tedbearly

corporations are deplorable - money trumps people- Republicans foster this type of disgusting greed

[roody]

4. More people will pay more

to buy food that is NATURAL! The CA proposition 37 makes illegal the label of 'natural' if the food is GMO aka GE.

[OnionPatch]

6. How hard can it be for them to list one more ingredient?

It's not like they don't already list ingredients and update their packaging regularly. Does it really cost more to print "Ingredients include GMOs" than "New and Improved!"??