The Organic Consumers Association casts the 53%-47% defeat of California's Prop 37 as a partial victory, saying the GMO labeling campaign drew national attention to genetically modified food and mobilized more than 10,000 volunteers.
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Perspectives on Prop 37 (Plus a New GMO-Free Zone in US)
The writer congratulates San Juan County, Washington, for voting to ban GMO growing, then argues California's narrowly defeated Prop 37 still pushed the anti-GMO movement forward by making millions aware they eat GMOs and drawing first-time support from chefs, musicians and other public figures.
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Get Out the Vote!
A Fluoride Action Network message urging Wichita, Kansas readers to vote no on fluoridating the city's drinking water, promoting recordings of Paul Connett's local appearances and his point-by-point reply to a pro-fluoride flyer, plus a campaign update from Asheville.
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David vs. Monsanto—The Story of How a Lone Farmer Prevailed Against One of the Most Powerful Companies on the Planet
Mercola offers a free, time-limited viewing of a documentary on Percy Schmeiser, the Saskatchewan canola grower Monsanto sued in 1998 for patent infringement after Roundup Ready canola turned up across his fields. Monsanto sought $400,000; Schmeiser refused to settle and countersued.
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Stonyfield, New Leaf, Many Co-ops Join Ranks of Organic Heroes in the California GMO Fight
Stonyfield Farm gave $25,000 and its chairman another $10,000 to California's Yes on Prop 37 GMO-labeling campaign, joining retailers Jimbo's and New Leaf and several member-owned co-ops. Cornucopia moved Stonyfield and Newman's Own Organics off its "Missing in Action" list.
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Breaking News Alert! Dr. Mercola Attacked by Biotech Bullies
Mercola describes becoming a target of ads in California's Proposition 37 GMO labeling fight, notes opponents spent more than $40 million, and points to a request that the Justice Department investigate the No on 37 campaign's apparent misuse of the FDA seal.
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All GM Field Trials in India to be Stopped
A five-member technical expert committee appointed by India's Supreme Court unanimously recommended halting all GM field trials until sites are certified, qualified scientists are engaged to scrutinize biosafety data, and conflicts of interest in the regulator are removed.
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“Expert” Detractors on California Prop 37 are Shills for Big Biotech
Mercola argues the campaign against California's Proposition 37, which would require labeling of genetically engineered food, leans on academics tied to biotech money, citing UC Davis's industry funding and a 2004 Sacramento Bee report on it.
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Sign up for phone calling on Prop 37
An Organic Consumers appeal asks volunteers to join a phone bank for California's Prop. 37 GMO labeling measure, saying support has fallen from 61% to 48% as Monsanto and allied companies spend $1 million a day against it.
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SOS: 12 Days Left in Epic California GMO Labeling Battle... We Need Your Help!
A Yes on Prop 37 appeal reports the campaign's 26-point polling lead has nearly vanished after opponents spent $1 million a day on ads, and asks for donations to fund its own TV spots starting October 27 before the November 6 vote.
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Restrictions on Food Supplements are Based on Misinformation (press release)
An Orthomolecular Medicine News Service alert cites a study finding the mortality risk from food supplements far lower than that from smoking, adverse drug reactions or cancer, and argues EU rules meant to make supplements safer rest on misinformation.
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Turning Point in the Food Fight of Our Lives: We Need Your Help More than Ever!
Backers of California's Proposition 37 say their polling lead has dropped 19 points, to 48% against 40%, since Monsanto and food manufacturers began spending a million dollars a day on ads. They ask supporters to canvass voters and drive turnout.
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Misdeeds, Not Mistakes, Behind Most Scientific Retractions
A review of more than 2,000 retracted biomedical and life-science papers through May 2012 found only 21 percent were withdrawn for error. Misconduct drove over 67 percent: fraud or suspected fraud 43.4%, duplicate publication 14.2%, plagiarism 9.8%. Fraud was likelier in top journals.
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More Organic Brands with Corporate Ties Funding Opposition to GMO Labeling
Cornucopia updated its infographic contrasting organic brands funding California's Proposition 37 GMO-labeling campaign with those tied to corporate opponents. Yes on 37 has raised over $4 million against $35 million from opponents; Applegate recently gave $50,000.
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Tell US Congress: It's Time To Label GMOs
The Institute for Responsible Technology asks readers to sign a Care2 petition pressing Congress to require labeling of genetically engineered foods, launched alongside California's Proposition 37 vote and citing 91% public support for the right to know.
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United We Stand - Join The Coalition of States For GMO Labeling
Campaign leaders in fifteen states, from California to Vermont, have formed a Coalition of States for Mandatory GMO Labeling to pass labeling laws through legislatures or ballot initiatives and to keep the legal language uniform enough to survive court challenges.
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Animal Welfare Group Sues "Organic" Factory Farm Operator Alleging Misleading and Fraudulent Labeling
The Animal Legal Defense Fund's class action claims packaging for Judy's Eggs misleads buyers into thinking the hens are free-range. The Cornucopia Institute has a separate complaint pending at USDA over Petaluma Farms and federal organic regulations.
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Are GMOs on the White House Menu?
A Mellman Group survey found 90% of mothers and 88% of fathers favor labeling genetically engineered food. The campaign asks Michelle Obama to hold the President to his 2007 promise and to endorse California's Prop 37, aiming for 200,000 petition signatures by Oct. 1.
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