U.S. GMO labeling foes triple spending in first half of this year over 2013

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U.S. GMO labeling foes triple spending in first half of this year over 2013

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-gmo-labeling-foes-triple-spending-first-half-040407707--sector.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LENgRUde9N5.9REwk2Dgvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-09-03T171520Z_1_LYNXMPEA820Y4_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS-GMO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A customer picks up produce near a sign supporting a ballot initiative in Washington state that would require labelling of foods containing genetically modified crops at the Central Co-op in Seattle, Washington" align="left" title="A customer picks up produce near a sign supporting a ballot initiative in Washington state that would require labelling of foods containing genetically modified crops at the Central Co-op in Seattle, Washington" border="0" /></a>Opponents of mandatory labeling for foods made with genetically modified organisms spent more than $27 million in the first six months of this year on GMO-related lobbying, roughly three times their spending in all of 2013, according to an analysis released Wednesday. The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and major food makers such as Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo Inc and top biotech seed makers Monsanto Co and DuPont were among heavy spenders on GMO labeling-related lobbying, among other food issues, according to a report issued by the Environmental Working Group. All told, the opponents of GMO labeling disclosed $15.2 million in lobbying expenditures for the second quarter of 2014, bringing the six-month total for 2014 to $27.5 million. Mike Gruber, vice president for government affairs for the Grocery Manufacturers Association, said that the EWG report is “grossly misleading.” The lobbying work the dollars in the report includes a host of issues unrelated to GMO labeling, he said.</p><br clear="all"/>

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