Dive summary:
- After last year's defeat of Prop 37 in California, anti-GMO activism has actually grown across the country.
- Supporters of GMO labeling initiatives claim that almost 90% of America is for mandatory labeling, with Washington, New Mexico, Vermont and Connecticut likely to pass measures this year.
- Many of the organizations have also called for boycotts of 'big-food,' companies that donated money to the anti-37 campaign in California.
From the article:
Accordingly, anti-GMO activists are primarily focused on state-level initiatives similar to Prop 37. The next battleground is shaping up to be Washington State, where enough signatures have been collected to place a GMO-labeling initiative known as I-522 before the Washington Legislature early this year and then before voters in November. In Washington, lawmakers have the option of passing the initiative in whole, taking no action and letting the measure proceed to the ballot or crafting and passing an alternative measure to appear on the ballot alongside the original initiative.