Friday, March 18, 2016

MILLIONS OF BUCKS FIGHTING GMO LABELING AS GENERAL MILLS DOES THE RIGHT THING!

General Mills to label GMOs in products 

By Jenny Hopkinson       03/18/2016 01:08 PM EDT
General Mills is going to label for genetically modified ingredients in all of its products sold in the U.S., a move the company says is necessary in order to comply with Vermont's mandatory GMO labeling requirement while Congress continues to work on a national standard. 
The Golden Valley, Minn.-based food giant announced the move today, saying that the change needs to be made now in order to meet Vermont'sJuly 1 implementation deadline. 
"We can't label our products for only one state without significantly driving up costs for our consumers and we simply will not do that," Jeff Harmening, chief operating officer of U.S. retail, wrote in a blog post on the company's website. "The result: consumers all over the U.S. will soon begin seeing words legislated by the state of Vermont on the labels of many of their favorite General Mills products." 
However, Harmening said the company is still going to work with the rest of the industry to get Congress to pass a law to set a national standard.
"With the Vermont labeling legislation upon us, and with the distinct possibility that other states will enact different labeling requirements, what we need is simple: We need a national solution." 
The announcement from General Mills marks the second major food company to decide to label its products nationally. The Campbell Soup Company made public its plans to do the same in January. It also follows a failed effort Wednesday by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts to pass a bill that would preempt GMO labeling laws in Vermont and other states from taking effect. 
While lawmakers and the food industry have agreed to continue to work on federal legislation, it's unclear if a compromise short of labeling on packages will garner enough support from Democrats to gain passage. 

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

BIG BIG DAY FOR SMALL, REAL FOOD! DARK ACT DOESN'T PASS!

Moms Across America

Moms Across America

An Excellent day for people who eat for in the USA!
We did it!
We called and emailed and spoke up to our Senators and 50.5% listened.
They voted 48 Yay and 49 Nay for cloture which means that we stopped the closure of discussion and they could not vote to pass the Dark Act bill today.
They requested a reconsideration but no time is set.
GREAT Job Everyone!
Stay tuned for a list of Nays and Yays!!
We need to meet with all the Senators that voted Yay. That was unacceptable.
It is time to focus on the health, safety and nutrition concerns about GMOs and related pesticides!!
Please call Senator Merkley's office to thank him for his extraordinary support of the American
people!
Thank you!



Moms Across America
http://www.momsacrossamerica.com/