GMO labeling efforts change course after California defeat
The meaning of this resource is to give the inside scoop about the GMO labeling bill and what has been happening after the defeat. The website talks about how the GMO labeling bill (Prop 37) would 've helped ou country a lot more with being healthier. In the article it states that:
- ”The federal effort is a monumental task without a state victory somewhere," said Michele Simon, a public health attorney from California.
- ”When we first filed a petition with the FDA over a year ago ... it was only a handful of Washington insiders who fully understood what we were talking about," said Gary Hirshberg, co-founder of Stonyfield Farm organic yogurt company.
- "The combination of FDA's failure to mandate pre-market safety testing and its permissive labeling policy has meant that silent changes to our food supply are tested on the public without their knowledge," said the petition alleges.
How Can We Change This?
Well to first start we can not change the bill on prop 37 because it doesn't not existe anymore after its defeat. But we can make healthier food choices lik check food labels, maybe shop at a whole foods or fresh and easy once ever week, and make home cooked meals yourself. These choses can really benefit you from being a lot more healthier in your life time.