GE Labeling Remains a Priority on a National Level

Washington, D.C. (November 15th, 2013) – In response to the outcome of Washington state’s I-522 ballot initative, Just Label It’s executive director, Scott Faber, issued the following statement:

“The results in Washington state do not change the fundamental fact that consumers deserve the right to know about the presence of GE ingredients in their food. Just Label It will continue to fight to give American consumers the same rights as consumers in 64 other nations via a federal solution requiring mandatory labeling, while at the same time continuing to work with state legislators to give this basic right to consumers. We welcome the opportunity to work with food industry leaders and the FDA to devise a federal mandatory labeling system that alerts consumers to the presence of GE ingredients in their food. And, we are pleased that companies such as Mars, Smithfield and Unilever sided with consumers by refusing to contribute to the food industry’s $22 million efforts to deny consumers basic facts about their food.”

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