Measure 92, the GMO labeling initiative, is not about food safety. An EU commissioned report titled “A Decade of EU-Funded GMO Research” states that “the main conclusion to be drawn from the efforts of more than 130 research projects, covering a period of more than 25 years of research, and involving 500 independent research groups,…
OPINION: GMO label measure lacks reliability
As a nutritionist and dietitian for 30 years, I understand how important it is for food labels to be accurate and reliable so that consumers can make informed decisions about the foods they buy. That’s why I strongly oppose Ballot Measure 92. This measure is a deeply flawed food labeling proposal that would require many…
Portland Mercury Editorial Board Decides: Say NO to Measure 92
THIS ONE looks easy, right? Measure 92 would require companies to label any human foods made through genetic engineering. And since there are a ton of everyday products that use genetically modified organisms (the bulk of soy and corn production in the US involves GMOs), both proponents and opponents of the measure agreed that roughly…
Klamath Falls Editorial Board: Vote NO on Measure 92
Oregonians have ballots in hand, dilemmas to solve and a deadline of Nov. 4 to seal their ballots and get them in. There are seven statewide measures on the ballot. We haven’t said much about most of them. There are so few votes in Eastern Oregon that even a landslide here won’t make much of…
Should Oregon require GMO labeling? NO (Guest Opinion)
The Oregon Retail Council is a 270-member organization, representing large and small retailers across Oregon. As integral members of the communities we serve, we care about providing accurate information to our customers. That’s why we are strongly opposed to Measure 92 on Oregon’s November ballot. Proponents are trying to depict this measure as a simple…
Corvallis Gazette-Times Editorial Board: Voters Should Reject Measure 92
The campaign over Oregon’s Measure 92, which would require the labeling of raw and packaged goods produced by “genetic engineering,” has lived up to its early billing as potentially one of the costliest ballot measures in state history. … This big-bucks marketing blitz comes as no surprise: The Oregon campaign comes on the heels of…
La Grande Observer: Vote NO on Measure 92
Personal freedom. Individual choice. These are important to Oregonians. So some would say support Measure 92 and its mandatory labeling of genetically engineered food. Not so fast. Progressive states like California and Washington have already said no to such a law. This year, Oregon voters are facing another version of the law. Oregon should say…
Yet Another Study Confirms GMOs Are Safe, So Why Are Bans Still Spreading?
The scientific debate over the risks associated with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is over; the science is settled. The problem is the anti-GMO movement is not based on science, but rather ideology — and ideology, at least for now, has trumped science. Writing in the October issue of the Journal of Animal Science, in the…
Bend Bulletin Editorial Board: Vote NO on Measure 92
The worry about what we eat has arrived on the ballot in Measure 92. It would require labeling of genetically engineered food. We urge you to vote no. … If you accept that people need good information, this measure gives consumers inaccurate, incomplete information. If Measure 92 passes, animals that have been fed with genetically…
Daily Astorian Editorial Board: Vote NO on Measure 92
No on GMO measure Mandatory labeling food GMO is overkill …[L]abeling of GMO and non-GMO foods should be a voluntary endeavor undertaken by enterprising food companies. It should not be a state mandate. And since that’s what Measure 92 would do, we recommend voting against it in November. If passed, the measure would require packaged…
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