Proposition Summary

Requires labeling of food sold to consumers made from plants or animals with genetic material changed in specified ways. Prohibits marketing such food, or other processed food, as “natural.” Provides exemptions. Fiscal Impact: Increased annual state costs from a few hundred thousand dollars to over $1 million to regulate the labeling of genetically engineered foods. Additional, but likely not significant, governmental costs to address violations under the measure.

Proposition Number

37

Year

2012

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y:6088713;A:48.6;N:6442370;B:51.4

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative Statute

For Author

Dr. Michelle Perro, Pediatrician

Against Author

Dr. Bob Goldberg, Member, National Academy of Sciences

Rebuttal Author

Jonnalee Henderson, California Farm Bureau Federation

Rebuttal Against Author

Jamie Court, President, Consumer Watchdog

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