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Celebrity-Studded Video Says Yes to GE Food Labeling
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10-10-2012
Food & Water Watch
What do Danny DeVito, Bill Maher, Dave Matthews and Jillian Michaels have in common?
They all support California Prop 37 and want you to like and tweet this post to share their video.
Hopefully you already realize that genetically modified (GE) ingredients are in the majority of food sold in grocery stores across the country and, because there are no labels required, we have no idea when we’re eating them. Nutrition labeling tells us the amount of calories, fat and sugar we’re consuming, shouldn’t we also know if we’re eating GE food?
It’s a simple idea, but unfortunately giant agribusiness companies like Monsanto are afraid that if people had the choice, they might decide to avoid GE foods, hurting their corporate profits. Which is why they are spending millions of dollars to air ads full of scare tactics and ...