Organizers confident Washington state non-GMO initiative will hit signature goal

A Washington state ballot initiative that seeks to require GMO labeling is nearing its goal of 320,000 signatures, a goal organizers are confident that it will reach. “We are in the last three weeks of our signature drive. We hired paid signature gathers and we have volunteers. We are locked and loaded,” Chris McManus, one of the sponsors of the initiative, told FoodNavigator-USA. The initiative, I-522, titled “The People’s Right To Know Genetically Engineered Food Act” would require labeling of food products (including dietary supplements) that contain GMO ingredients. It bears some resemblance to California’s Proposition 37, which went down to defeat in the November election.

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Thomson Reuters, USA: Genetically modified food labeling measure to qualify for Washington state ballot
Capital Press, USA: Petition for GMO labels goes to Wash. Secretary of State
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Organizers confident Washington state non-GMO initiative will hit signature goal