California voters reject food labeling requirement
<p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="engineered">engineered</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="tigers">tigers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="species">species</span>.</p><p><span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eating">eating</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="engineered">engineered</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="election">election</span>-<span word="day">day</span>, <span word="fifty">fifty</span>-<span word="three">three</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="labels">labels</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="organisms">organisms</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="GMOs">GMOs</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="results">results</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>.</p><p>“<span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposition">proposition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="suits">suits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> ‘<span word="Prop">Prop</span> 37’ – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="labeling">labeling</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span>. <span word="Thirty">Thirty</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="specially">specially</span> <span word="relabeled">relabeled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="state">state</span>.”</p>
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