SF 194 /HF 463:
“An Act requiring consumer labeling information for food, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions”
Thank your Democratic representatives in the Iowa House and Senate who introduced the bills, Bolkcom, Thede, Anderson, Steckman, Berry, Abdul-Samad, Mascher, Hunter, Hanson, and Kearns. Click here to support the passage of SF 194 and HF 463
Rally and press conference today at 10:00 am
Monsanto: A Corporate Profile (report can be downloaded here)
New Food & Water Watch report sheds light on GE seed giant that is major force behind keeping GE food unlabeled
Des Moines, Iowa—As consumer demand and grassroots efforts grow in support of SF 194 and HF 463, bills to mandate the labeling of genetically engineered foods in Iowa, the consumer advocacy organization Food & Water Watch will release a new report – Monsanto: A Corporate Profile. The new report provides a thorough overview of the biotechnology giant that now holds 1,676 patents on seeds, plants and other agricultural applications, outlining Monsanto’s history and its undue influence over lawmakers, regulators, academic research and consumers.
WHAT: Press conference and rally to announce key findings of Food & Water Watch’s new report on Monsanto and its implications for the movement to label genetically engineered foods in Iowa.
WHO: Food & Water Watch along with its allies.
Speakers will include:
Matt Ohloff, Iowa-based organizer with Food & Water Watch; Naomi Sea Young Wittstruck, Leadership Development Minister for Social Justice and Mission with the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; George Naylor, family farmer and past president of the National Family Farm Coalition; Chris Petersen, family farmer and past president of the Iowa Farmers Union.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 3 at 10 a.m.
WHERE: West Steps of the Iowa State Capitol, E. 9th and Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50319
CONTACT: Matt Ohloff, mohloff@fwwatch.org, 515-988-3737
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