Description: Ruth Carey is a registered dietitian and nutritionist who is urging a NO vote on Measure 92 because its misleading labels would provide inaccurate and unreliable information for Oregon consumers. Ruth tells voters how its poorly written labeling requirements and arbitrary exemptions would conflict with existing national labeling standards that provide consumers with accurate and reliable choices. Look into the facts yourself by visiting FactsAbout92.com.
Fish Labeling Facts
Description: Contrary to deceptive ads run by its proponents, Measure 92 is unneeded for labeling of salmon and other fish that are required by federal law to be labeled as to origin, production methods and where it’s raised or caught. Furthermore, its poorly written labeling requirements and arbitrary exemptions would hurt thousands of family farmers and small businesses, provide inaccurate and unreliable information for Oregon consumers about the foods we buy, and increase food prices for Oregon families, especially hurting those who can least afford it. Get the facts about Measure 92 at FactsAbout92.com.
Costs of Measure 92
Description: Measure 92 on the November 2014 Oregon statewide ballot would create a complex and misleading Oregon-only food labeling system that no other state requires. Its poorly written labeling requirements and arbitrary exemptions would hurt thousands of family farmers and small businesses, provide inaccurate and unreliable information for Oregon consumers about the foods we buy, and increase food prices by hundreds of dollars per year for Oregon families, especially hurting those who can least afford it. Get the facts about Measure 92 at VoteNOon92.com.
Excuse Me, Why is Your Seed Blue?
If you stop and think about it, germination is a pretty awesome thing. We take a teeny tiny little seed, stick it in the ground, wait a few days, and we start to see a little plant pop out of the dirt. To some extent, the success of those tiny seeds just has to be…
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Blue Corn Myth Exposed
Currently there is a deceiving picture floating around or if you live in Oregon it is a very deceiving TV campaign ad for GMO labeling. It is comparing blue corn seeds versus “normal” corn seeds. The purpose of this photo is to scare consumers into thinking that 1) only GMO seeds are colored and 2)…
Beet growers say processing removes GM material from sugar
The sugar industry believes GMO labeling requirements, such as the initiative that will appear on Oregon’s November election ballot, are misleading for their product. Whether it’s derived from GMO beets or not, sucrose sugar is chemically the same. TWIN FALLS, Idaho — In the case of beet sugar, Vic Jaro believes any mandate to label…
Citizens’ panel opposes GMO labeling
A slim majority in a key group of 20 voters opposes a ballot measure that, if passed, would require genetically engineered food to be labeled in Oregon. The group, made up of people who reflect Oregon’s voting population, voted 11-9 against the measure in a decision that will be included in the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet.…
The GMO Fight Ripples Down the Food Chain
Facing Consumer Pressure, More Firms Are Jettisoning GMOs From Their Foods Two years ago, Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc. initiated a plan to eliminate genetically modified ingredients from its ice cream, an effort to address a nascent consumer backlash and to fulfill its own environmental goals. This fall, nearly a year behind schedule, it expects…
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Consumer Union’s Michael Hansen accused of misleading legislators on GMO safety
To test the misleading statements and mischaracterizations of the labeling campaigners I present testimony below from Michael Hansen, Ph.D., Senior Scientist with the Consumers Union. This testimony was presented as part of the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection’s Public Hearing on the Use of Biotechnology in Foods and the…
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