Food Giant Shoots Down GMO Resolution

Food Giant Shoots Down GMO Resolution

After consulting with numerous food experts General Mills shareholders recently rejected a resolution that would have mandated that the company remove all genetically modified organisms from its products. In a news release the National Center for Public Policy Research reported that Harriet Crosby, a descendant of one of General Mills’ founders, submitted Proposal 5 with the claim that “genetic engineering involves significant risks to the environment, food security, and public health.” NCPPR Free Enterprise Project Director, Justin Danhof, replied to her claim stating that “GMO foods are a great gift to mankind. They lower food costs, allow farmers to produce food in more sustainable ways, and …..as the Gates Foundation has pointed out, show great promise for ending world hunger and malnutrition.” In contrast to an announcement earlier this year General Mills CEO Ken Powell stated that they would be keeping GM ingredients in its remaining Cheerios cereals. Perhaps this marks the beginning of the end for food activists’ intimidation tactics.






 
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