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(IPS) Washington State Becomes Latest GMO Battleground

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This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/10/washington-state-becomes-latest-gmo-battleground/ SEATTLE, Washington, U.S., Oct 17 2013 (IPS) – The northwestern state of Washington could become the first in the U.S. to require labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on foods and food packages, after a similar measure in California failed last year. Over 353,000 Washingtonians signed on to a […]

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(IPS) U.S. Hungry Face Major Cuts in Food Aid

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This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/05/u-s-hungry-face-major-cuts-in-food-aid/ ATLANTA, Georgia, May 31 2013 (IPS) – The U.S. Congress is on the brink of making billions of dollars in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, which provides direct benefits to individuals and families in poverty.  SNAP benefits are already set to decrease […]

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Atlantans Join in Global March against Monsanto

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  By Cheyenne X, Staff Writer, and Gloria Tatum, Senior Staff Writer   (APN) ATLANTA — On Saturday, May 25, activists around the world united to March Against Monsanto, the company that, among other things, is pushing its genetically modified food products on US consumers, while threatening the global food supply.     Unbeknownst to many in the US, genetically […]

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(IPS) US Activists Outraged Over So-Called Monsanto Protection Act

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This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/04/u-s-activists-outraged-over-so-called-monsanto-protection-act/ ATLANTA, Georgia, Apr 28 2013 (IPS) – Food safety advocates are outraged over revelations that U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama approved an act that includes a provision purporting to strip federal courts of the ability to prevent the spread of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).  The provision in the Consolidated […]

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