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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (189162)

5/14/2012 11:36:19 AM

From: Wharf Rat

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Yay, me.

Mendocino County GMO Ban

Mendocino County, California was the first jurisdiction in the United States to ban the cultivation, production or distribution of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). [1] The ordinance, entitled Measure H, was passed by referendum on March 2, 2004. Initiated by the group “GMO Free Mendocino”, the campaign was a highly publicized grassroots effort by local farmers and environmental groups who contend that the potential risks of GMOs to human health and the ecosystem have not yet been fully understood. [2] The measure was met with opposition by several powerful interest groups representing the biotechnology industry, The California Plant Health Association and CropLife America, a Washington based consortium whose clients represent some of the largest food distributors in the nation, including Monsanto, Dupont and Dow Chemical. [3] Since the enactment of the ordinance, Mendocino County has been added to an international list of “GMO free zones.” [4] Pre-emptive statutes banning local municipalities from such ordinances have now become widespread with adoption in sixteen states. [5]

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