On January 11, 2013 representatives of Wal-Mart, General Mills, Pepsi-Frito Lay, Mars, Coca-Cola and others met with the FDA “to lobby for a mandatory federal GMO labeling law.”
The story kicked into high-gear when the New York Times’ Stephanie Strom covered it last week, adding a few new details, such as the meeting being attended by “20 major food companies” as well as two GMO labeling advocates: Gary Hirshberg, co-chair of the Just Label It federal campaign, and Charles Benbrook, professor at Washington State University. The Times story gave the impression that the meeting is something to celebrate. After all, if Walmart comes to the table, that’s a big deal.
But missing from both of these accounts is the ominous potential downside of federal GMO labeling: a sneaky legal concept known as preemption. Most advocates don’t find out about it before it’s too late.
Here is the pattern: ... http://www.appetiteforprofit.com/2013/02/04/will-a-federal-compromise-on-gmo-labeling-trump-state-laws-forever/#more-2975
Ten Grassroots Lessons From Monsanto's Swift-Boating of the Prop37/Label GMO Campaign http://www.scoop.it/t/environmental-and-human-health/p/3310481469/ten-grassroots-lessons-from-monsanto-s-swift-boating-of-the-prop37-label-gmo-campaign
MORE ON THE GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD CHESS GAME:
http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides?q=gmo+labeling
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