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A Vote On Controversial DARK Act Looms On The Horizon

A controversial bill that would create a federal standard for labeling genetically modified or engineered foods was approved by the Senate Agricultural Committee.

March 12th, 2016

By Derrick Broze @dbrozelivefree

A Vote On Controversial DARK Act Looms On The Horizon

A bill that would “amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods,” passed the Senate Agricultural Committee by a

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Derrick Broze

Derrick Broze is an investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker, activist, and author from Houston, Texas. He is the founder of The Conscious Resistance Network. His most recent documentary, The 5G Trojan Horse, was released in February 2020. Broze is also the author of 5 books, most recently "How To Opt-Out of the Technocratic State". His journalism can be found on TheConsciousResistance.com, The Mind Unleashed, MintPress News, and The Last American Vagabond.

US Customs: If It’s Made In Gaza, It Can’t Be Labeled ‘Made In Israel’

A member of CodePink says the move sends a message, adding: “I hope, however, that they do more than send a message — I hope they enforce their own regulations about accurate labeling of settlement goods.”

February 01st, 2016

By Richard Silverstein @richards1052

US Customs: If It’s Made In Gaza, It Can’t Be Labeled ‘Made In Israel’

This article was originally published in partnership with Tikun Olam on January 30, 2016.

SEATTLE --- The Obama administration took a leap in its campaign against illegal Israeli settlements last week, when

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Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein is a MintPress analyst who has written the Tikun Olam blog since 2003, specializing in Israeli politics and US foreign affairs. Silverstein works to expose the excesses of the Israeli national security state. He breaks major news stories that are often under judicial gag or military censorship, and which may not be reported in Israel. He has been published in Haaretz, Al Jazeera English, the Forward, Christian Science Monitor, Middle East Eye, and the Seattle Times. He speaks Hebrew fluently and incorporates the Hebrew-language press into his blog and other publications. He earned a BA from Columbia University, a BHL from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and MA in Comparative Literature from UCLA. He did two years of undergraduate and graduate study at the Hebrew University. He lives in Seattle. Follow Richard on Twitter: @Richards1052

US Doubles Down On Labeling Law For Products Made In Israeli Settlements

The US Customs’ guidelines on labeling West Bank products initially originated alongside the Oslo Accords in 1993 and was intended to stimulate growth of the Palestinian economy by differentiating between Israeli and Palestinian products.

January 29th, 2016

By IMEMC News

US Doubles Down On Labeling Law For Products Made In Israeli Settlements

Following Israeli media furor, the US State Department has clarified that recently announced US guidelines prohibiting settlement products from being labeled 'Made in Israel' were not new, but a "restatement of existing requirements."

US State Department spokesman Mark Toner made the clarification following confusion over a

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EU Moves To Require Labeling Of Products From Illegal Israeli Settlements

In recent weeks, Israel fended off a Palestinian attempt to expel Israel from FIFA, the global soccer federation. Britain’s national student union endorsed the anti-Israel boycott movement, and the chief executive of French telecom giant Orange said he would like to sever business ties with Israel.

June 09th, 2015

By Associated Press

EU Moves To Require Labeling Of Products From Illegal Israeli Settlements

JERUSALEM — The European Union is preparing new guidelines that would require Israel to label products made in West Bank settlements if they are exported to the 28-nation bloc, EU officials said Tuesday. The move is the latest sign of international discontent with Israeli construction of settlements on occupied lands claimed by

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Election Day Could Make Or Break GMO Labeling Initiatives

The health impacts of GMOs are debatable, but the economic stakes are enormous. With mandatory GMO labeling referenda on the ballots in two states on Tuesday, voters will decide who sets the terms on their right to know what’s in their food: processors or themselves.

November 03rd, 2014

By Carey L. Biron @clbtea

Election Day Could Make Or Break GMO Labeling Initiatives

WASHINGTON --- With a series of state-level victories and losses under their belts, supporters of labeling requirements for certain foods made with genetically modified ingredients are looking at Tuesday’s election as a potential tipping point. State referenda on the issue are on this year’s ballots in two states, Oregon and

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Carey L. Biron

Carey L. Biron is Washington correspondent for MintPress and for Inter Press News focusing on issues of equity and accountability, environmental and corporate regulation, and international development and governance from Capitol Hill. Carey spent much of the past 15 years covering South and Southeast Asia as a radio and print reporter and editor.

Survey: Overwhelming Majority Of Americans Say Want GMO Labeling

New Consumers Report poll finds that 92 percent of respondents want the government to require labeling of genetically engineered foods.

June 10th, 2014

By Lauren McCauley

An overwhelming majority of Americans think that genetically engineered (GE) foods should be labeled before they are sold, according to a new Consumer Reports poll released on Monday. The nationally-representative

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Documents Show Pro-Monsanto Article Ghost Written By Monsanto

According to leaked internal emails, Monsanto discussed ghost-writing research and having academics put their names on it.