Palos Hills Pushes for GMO Labels on Food
The City Council is urging the state legislature to add mandatory labels on genetically-modified food, according to a report.
What kind of food are you eating? That's what Palos Hills wants you to know. The City Council recently passed a resolution that calls for Gov. Pat Quinn and the state legislation to institute mandatory labeling on genetically modified food, TribLocal reports. Join the conversation. Like Palos Patch on Facebook and sign up for the breaking news alerts! Ald. Joe Marrotta made the original motion for the measure, according to the report. Residents should know if the modified items are in their food, Marrotta said. The rest of the council members who attended the November meeting all voted unanimously in support of the call, citing a need for "truth in labeling." Triblocal reports: More than half the food in grocery stores has been prepared …
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CharliePeters
7:13 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
California CARB fuel was close to zero ethanol in our fuel in 1992.. 1992 fuel price about $1.40 per gallon. Ethanol push from fed EPA and friends pushed ethanol to 5.6% and we paid more for our fuel. Fed EPA and Big oil refiners pushed the oxygenate to 10% and we paid more. Now BP GMO fuel is pushing for over $1.00 in corporate welfare with 15% of the fuel market while cutting back Oil and … more ›