California Voters Say No to Labeling Genetically Engineered Food

Proposition 37, which calls for mandatory labeling of genetically enginereed food and products was rejected by California voters during the November 6 election. Voters favored the non-approval of the proposition at 53.1% compared to the Yes voters which garnered 46.9% of votes. "California voters clearly saw through Proposition 37 and rejected higher food costs, more lawsuits and more bureaucracy," said Henry I. Miller, a research fellow at the conservative Hoover Institution think tank and a key spokesman for the No campaign on its television spots.

For detailed information, see the story at  http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-genetically-engineered-food-labeling-20121107,0,2597051.story  and background information and references at  http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_37,_Mandatory_Labeling_of_Genetically_Engineered_Food_(2012).