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Label GMOs
We support labeling genetically modified food, so you can make informed choices with a conscience for both health and the environment. Labeling is also important, because it allows you to report allergic or other adverse reactions to regulators. More information at “GMOS: Demand Your Right to Know!”
Consumers Union Documents
- GE FOODS LABELING COST STUDY FINDINGS
GE FOODS LABELING COST STUDY FINDINGS Consumers Union is the public policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, a nonprofit organization. Consumers Union supports laws mandating labeling of genetically engineered (GE) food. Oregon Ballot Measure 92, if passed, would require GE labeling. Consumers Union engaged ECONorthwest for a review of published research on the cost of labeling foods containing genetically engineered Continue Reading
- Consumers Union: Why We Want Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food
Why We Want Labeling Fact Sheet Genetic engineering raises unique issues of human safety, environmental impact, the ethics of owning and altering life forms, control of the food supply, and consumer right to choose. Labeling has wide support among both U.S. consumers and around the world. For these reasons, discussed further below, Consumers Union supports Continue Reading
- Are Genetically Engineered (GE) Foods Safe to Eat: What are the Risks and who Ensures Safety? Arcata, CA
Are Genetically Engineered (GE) Foods Safe to Eat: What are the Risks and who Ensures Safety? Michael Hansen, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Consumers Union Distinguished Lecture Series, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA September 5, 2020
- Genetically Engineered (GE) Foods: What are the Risks and Who Ensures Safety? Fortuna, CA
Genetically Engineered (GE) Foods: What are the Risks and Who Ensures Safety? Michael Hansen, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Consumers Union Bear River Casino, Fortuna, CA September 6, 2020
- CU testimony on CA SB 1381, a bill to require the labeling of genetically engineered food
Consumers Union supports California Senate bill 1381, genetic engineering labeling
- CU Testimony on Vermont H.112, a bill to require the labeling of genetically engineered food
Consumers Union supports Vermont bill, H 112, a bill to require the labeling of genetically engineered food
- CU testimony on Maryland bill SB 778, a bill to require the labeling of genetically engineered food
Consumers Union supports Maryland bill 1381, genetic engineering labeling
- Testimony on New Hampshire bill HB660, requiring the labeling of genetically engineered foods
Presented by Michael Hansen, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Consumers Union.
- Testimony on A.3525-A, a bill to require the labeling of food produced from GE organisms
CU supports mandatory labeling of GE foods at the sate and federal levels and therefore also supports A3525A.
- Testimony before Massachusetts Joint Public Health committee on GE labeling
CU supports mandatory labeling of GE foods and so supports H1936, H2037 and H2093.
Press Releases
- Consumers Union Urges Congress to Oppose Bill to Prevent States from Labeling GMO Foods
Newly re-introduced bill would prohibit states from enacting GMO labeling laws and allow for the continued use of the ‘natural’ label on food products that contain GMOs
- New study: Probable cancer-causing weed-killer used on GMO crops
World Health Organization issues new study implicating glyphosate, an herbicide commonly used on GMO crops, as a probable carcinogen
- CU Supports GE Food Right-to-Know Act
New bill would create a federal standard for the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods
- CU Hails GMO Labeling Recount in Oregon
Calls Close Vote a Major Victory for Consumers
- New Consumer Reports Study Finds GMOs in Many Common Food Products
Common products containing GMOs included breakfast cereals, chips, and infant formula, some of which carried “Natural” labels
- GMO Labeling Will Cost Consumers Less Than a Penny a Day, New Report Says
October 1, 2020 GMO Labeling Will Cost Consumers Less Than a Penny a Day, New Report Says Portland, OR—A new analysis commissioned by Consumers Union, the policy arm of Consumer Reports, and conducted by the independent Portland-based economic research firm, ECONorthwest, found from a review of published research that the median cost to consumers of Continue Reading
- Consumers Union expresses deep disappointment in narrow defeat of California SB 1381 to label GMOs
CU expressed deep disappointment in the narrow defeat of California Senate Bill 1381, which would have required labeling of genetically engineered (GE or GMO) food in the State.
- Consumers Union statment on Vermont GMO labeling bill
Vermont has broken new ground by passing a bill with no strings attached, no conditions to be met, before it goes into effect in 2016.
- CU praises Vermont’s Senate for passing GMO labeling bill, would be first state in nation to enact such a law
Group urges Governor Shumlin to sign bill immediately
- CU encouraged by close vote in Washington state on genetically engineered food labeling initiative
Vows to continue to fight for mandatory labeling in states
Blog Posts
- Congressmembers, ‘Top Chef’ judge join forces on GMO labeling bill
Consumers deserve to know basic facts about the food they’re buying, say three members of Congress who introduced a bill today that would require the labeling of genetically engineered products. The GE Food Right to Know Act was revealed at a press event today by Senators Barbara Boxer and Richard Blumenthal and Representative Peter Defazio, along with Tom Continue Reading
- Conceding the GMO labeling ballot initiative – a message to Oregonians
The Yes on Measure 92 ends campaign efforts today, neither discouraged nor defeated in this growing movement to label genetically engineered foods. Oregonians, you stood up for what you believed in – the right to know what you’re eating – and stood up to the deep pockets and half-truths of the chemical and manufactured food Continue Reading
- Oregon GMO labeling fight headed to recount
It’s official: Oregon’s ballot fight over labeling GMO foods is officially heading to a recount. Despite major media outlets and the opposition saying the measure had failed after the November 4 election, sustained efforts to count each vote now show that the difference is so close that a recount must take place. Of more than Continue Reading
- New report shows that GMO labeling is a good deal for consumers
by Maureen Mahoney What’s $2.30? It’s less than the cost of a birthday card. It’s about the cost of a tube of toothpaste. And, according to a new study, it’s the median yearly increase per consumer in the price of food if Oregon approves GMO labeling. That’s less than one cent each day! Consumers Union asked the independent Continue Reading
- New Ads Opposing Oregon’s Measure 92 are Full of Misinformation
By Maureen Mahoney Residents of Oregon, beware: opponents of Oregon’s genetically modified organism (GMO) labeling ballot initiative, Measure 92, have begun to fill the airwaves with misinformation. Oregon will vote soon on whether to pass Measure 92, which requires a label on foods with GMOs. Yesterday, big-business opponents of the Oregon measure started an advertising Continue Reading
- Consumer Reports Poll: 92% of Americans Want GMO Labeling
Monsanto and Big Food can try every which way to spin their claim that genetically engineered food is no different. But Americans aren’t buying it. Nine out of 10 consumers (92 percent) want to know on the label if their food is genetically engineered, according to Consumer Reports latest national poll. That same percentage of Continue Reading
- Vermont Sued Over GMO Right To Know Law
Four major industry trade groups (the Grocery Manufacturers Associationthe Snack Food Association, the International Dairy Foods Association and the National Association of Manufacturers) have filed suit against the state of Vermont calling the GMO law, Act 120, a violation of their first amendment rights. The Vermont law would go into effect in July of 2016 and would require Continue Reading
- New Consumer Reports Poll Shows That Consumers Want GMO Labeling
A Consumer Reports poll of the nation found that: 92% Think GE Food Should Be Labeled Before Sold 92% Think GE Food Should Meet Government Safety Standards Before Sold 92% Demand the Government Label GE Salmon An overwhelming majority of U.S. consumers think that before GMO food is sold, it should be labeled accordingly (92% of consumers) and Continue Reading
- More Momentum In NYS! GMO Labeling Bill Passes Out Of Codes Committee
The NYS Assembly’s Codes Committee today passed with 15 votes bill A.3525 which would require the labeling GMOs! This is another good step forward for activists and advocates who have been fighting to give consumers the right to know what is in their food. Now for the bill to move forward in the NYS Continue Reading
- Telling the Truth and Standing Up for Consumers’ Right to Know What’s Their Food
by Caitlin Watkins Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, has long fought for the labeling of food that is genetically engineered. We believe that consumers have a right to know how their food is produced-so that they can make more informed purchasing decisions. Our own Elisa Odabashian, director of the West Continue Reading
News Articles
- WHO: Long-cleared Roundup ingredient ‘probably’ causes cancer Source: PBS Newshour (Sunday March 29, 2020)
- In the war over GMO labeling, Big Food loses the PR battle Source: Al Jazeera America (Friday February 27, 2020)
- Hershey’s Milk Chocolate and Kisses To Go Non-GM Source: Confectionery News (Monday February 23, 2020)
- Lawsuit filed in Oregon GMO labeling recount Source: Statesman Journal (Monday December 8, 2020)
- GMO ballot measure vote margin narrows to within recount range Source: Fox 12 Oregon (Thursday November 20, 2020)
- From GMOs to Soda Taxes, Here’s What the Election Means for Your Fridge Source: Mother Jones (Wednesday November 5, 2020)
- Will Oregon’s GMO labeling measure raise food costs? Source: Stateman Journal (Thursday October 2, 2020)
- Is 2014 the “Tipping Point” for the GMO Labeling Movement? Source: Mother Jones (Monday September 29, 2020)
- Anti-GMO labeling campaign starts showing big contributions from food industry Source: The Oregonian (Monday September 15, 2020)
- Why GMO Labeling May Finally Win Voters’ Approval in Colorado and Oregon Source: Governing (Friday September 12, 2020)