California General Election

 

Official Voter Information Guide

 

PROP
37

GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS.
LABELING. INITIATIVE STATUTE.

 

SUMMARY

Put on the Ballot by Petition Signatures

 

Requires labeling of food sold to consumers made from plants or animals with genetic material changed in specified ways. Prohibits marketing such food, or other processed food, as “natural.” Provides exemptions. Fiscal Impact: Increased annual state costs from a few hundred thousand dollars to over $1 million to regulate the labeling of genetically engineered foods. Additional, but likely not significant, governmental costs to address violations under the measure.

 

WHAT YOUR VOTE MEANS

YES A YES vote on this measure means: Genetically engineered foods sold in California would have to be specifically labeled as being genetically engineered.

NO A NO vote on this measure means: Genetically engineered foods sold in California would continue not to have specific labeling requirements.

 

ARGUMENTS

PRO Proposition 37 gives us the right to know what is in the food we eat and feed to our families. It simply requires labeling of food produced using genetic engineering, so we can choose whether to buy those products or not. We have a right to know.

CON Prop. 37 is a deceptive, deeply flawed food labeling scheme, full of special-interest exemptions and loopholes. Prop. 37 would: create new government bureaucracy costing taxpayers millions, authorize expensive shakedown lawsuits against farmers and small businesses, and increase family grocery bills by hundreds of dollars per year. www.NoProp37.com

 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FOR
Gary Ruskin
California Right to Know
5940 College Avenue
Oakland, CA 94618
(213) 784-5656
GaryR@CARightToKnow.org
www.CARightToKnow.org
AGAINST
NO Prop. 37, Stop the Deceptive Food Labeling Scheme
(800) 331-0850
info@NoProp37.com
www.NoProp37.com

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