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Food Industry Coalition Leads Voluntary GMO Labeling Push

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The Coalition for Safe Affordable Food—a new group headed by the Grocery Manufacturers Association and comprising 29 association members from across the broad food production and biotechnology spectrum—was launched Thursday with the goal of pushing a voluntary federal solution for GMO labeling. We’ve all been talking about this for some time.

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Association Brain Food: 12.9.22

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As an Association Laboratory consultant, Nikki Haton Shanks sees association leaders make decisions in a vacuum and “create products and services that THEY would like, not what their members and other stakeholders (i.e., Excellent list of ways to instantly show your product, membership, or program’s value. ( Market needs. Quick hits.

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GMO Labeling Battle Gets Fresh Kick-Start in Washington

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While efforts to pass GMO labeling laws have failed in California and Washington state, fresh pushes are already underway in other states, including Colorado and Oregon. DeFazio, whose bill has the support of the Natural Products Association , said the GMA’s plan could backfire. “If Activists Push Back.

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Vermont Becomes First Mover on GMO Labeling

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Vermont, home of Ben & Jerry’s (a company that supports GMO labeling and is making many of its products GMO-free), is on its way to becoming the first state to mandate labels on foods that contain GMOs. It preferred a regional framework for GMO labeling—one that nearby states such as Connecticut and Maine have embraced.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

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As many of you know, the priority of engaging and connecting is a big one for me- a soapbox- if you will, and I don’t understand those who simply look at social media as a way to promote their agenda, products, and/or services. benberkowitz - Benjamin Berkowitz; New Haven, Connecticut; SeeClickFix.com. Cig city resident.

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GMO Labeling Legislation Gets Bipartisan Push in Congress

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With momentum building at the state level and in the private sector in favor of labeling genetically modified food products, a bill in Congress could create a federal mandate. And one natural-products group is endorsing it. The Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act, introduced in April by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Rep.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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Connecticut – 3.5 In low-risk areas, production and normal life “must be fully restored,” he said, according to state broadcaster CCTV. […]. officials say ‘non-essential mass gatherings’ should be canceled or postponed (source: Washington Post) March 11, 2020 – D.C. The state of Washington has announced two presumptive cases.