Tagged: eco-labels

10:08am

Fri January 4, 2013
Environment

Backers say I-522 on GMO labeling would protect state economy

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Washington voters are in the avant-garde when it comes to policies on recreational marijuana and same-sex marriage. And now a grassroots campaign wants us to lead the country on food labeling.

Backers of legislative initiative 522 say they submitted 100,000 more signatures than needed for a measure that would require companies to clearly mark products containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.

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6:59am

Fri March 25, 2011
Seafood Business

Eco-label pays quick dividend for Dungeness crab fishers

To consumers, the welter of eco-labels on various food products can be nebulous or confusing. But the first crab fishery on the West Coast to get a green friendly label says it is seeing a really quick payoff.

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