Reasons for Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods
March 19, 2012 TO: AMA Council on Science and Public Health FROM: Michael Hansen, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Consumer Reports RE: Resolutions 508 (Illinois) and 509 (Indiana) Supporting Federal...
View ArticleCU Says FDA Assessment of GE Salmon Is Flawed and Inadequate
December 21, 2012 Consumers Union Says FDA Assessment of GE Salmon Is Flawed and Inadequate Yonkers, NY — Consumers Union, the advocacy and policy arm of Consumer Reports, criticized the...
View ArticleCU expert to testify in Washington state on GE food
CONSUMERS UNION’S DR. MICHAEL HANSEN TO TESTIFY TOMORROW FEBRUARY 14, 10:00 AM AT WASHINGTON STATE HEARING ON LABELING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD February 13, 2013 – Michael K. Hansen Ph.D., a Senior...
View ArticleTop grocery stores: We won’t sell genetically engineered seafood
March 20, 2013 Top Grocery Stores: We Won’t Sell Genetically Engineered Seafood Trader Joe’s, Aldi, Whole Foods, Marsh Among Stores That Will Reject GE Fish Washington, D.C. — A coalition of consumer,...
View ArticleCU comments to the FDA on GE salmon environmental impact
Consumers Union (CU) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Draft Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Concerning a...
View ArticleCU hails historic Vermont house vote on labeling GE food
May 10, 2013 Consumers Union Hails Historic Vermont House Vote As Major Victory For Labeling Of Genetically Engineered Food Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, commended the Vermont...
View ArticleTestimony before Massachusetts Joint Public Health committee on GE labeling
Dear Committee members, Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony in support of H1936, H2037, and H2093, all bills that would require the labeling of food and food products derived from...
View ArticleConsumers Union statement on new long term study of feeding GE grains to pigs
June 11, 2013 Statement of Michael Hansen, PhD, Senior Scientist, Consumers Union on New Long Term Study of Feeding GE Grains to Pigs The new peer-reviewed long-term pig feeding study just published...
View ArticleTestimony on A.3525-A, a bill to require the labeling of food produced from...
There is considerable evidence of potential health issues with genetically engineered (GE) foods,” said Michael K. Hansen Ph.D., a Senior Staff Scientist with Consumers Union (CU), the public policy...
View ArticleNational groups join Illinois consumers to rally for GMO labels
September 17, 2013 National Groups Join Illinois Consumers to Rally For GMO Labels at Senate Hearing Chicago — This morning, national consumer advocacy organizations, led by Food & Water Watch,...
View ArticleCU scientist to discuss GMOs at annual Grafton County Farm Bureau meeting
Media Advisory: October 17, 2013 Consumers Union Scientist To Discuss Genetically Modified Organisms (Gmos) At Annual Grafton County Farm Bureau Meeting Michael Hansen, PhD, a senior scientist at...
View ArticleCU encouraged by close vote in Washington state on genetically engineered...
November 15, 2013 CONSUMERS UNION ENCOURAGED BY CLOSE VOTE IN WASHINGTON STATE ON GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD LABELING INITIATIVE; VOWS TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR MANDATORY LABELING IN STATES Yonkers,...
View ArticleCU testimony on Maryland bill SB 778, a bill to require the labeling of...
Consumers Union supports Maryland bill 1381, genetic engineering labeling
View ArticleCU Testimony on Vermont H.112, a bill to require the labeling of genetically...
Consumers Union supports Vermont bill, H 112, a bill to require the labeling of genetically engineered food
View ArticleCU testimony on CA SB 1381, a bill to require the labeling of genetically...
Consumers Union supports California Senate bill 1381, genetic engineering labeling
View ArticleCU praises Vermont’s Senate for passing GMO labeling bill, would be first...
April 15, 2014 Consumers Union Praises Vermont’s Senate for Passing GMO Labeling Bill, Would be First State in Nation to Enact Such a Law Group Urges Governor Shumlin to Sign Bill Immediately...
View ArticleConsumers Union statment on Vermont GMO labeling bill
April 23, 2014 Consumers Union Statment on Vermont GMO Labeling Bill Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, on today’s victory in...
View ArticleGMO labeling bill passes NY Assembly’s Consumer Affairs committee
May 6, 2014 GMO LABELING BILL PASSES ASSEMBLY’S CONSUMER AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MOMENTUM GROWS IN EFFORT TO ENSURE FAMILIES KNOW WHAT’S IN THEIR FOOD Public Interest Groups and Consumers’ Rights Advocates...
View ArticleGenetically Engineered (GE) Foods: What are the Risks and Who Ensures Safety?...
Genetically Engineered (GE) Foods: What are the Risks and Who Ensures Safety? Michael Hansen, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Consumers Union Bear River Casino, Fortuna, CA September 6, 2014
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