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On Nov. 6 of this year, California voters will have the opportunity to vote on Proposition 37, which would mandate the labeling of genetically-engineered foods. However, mega-corporations such as Monsanto, joined in the fight by several additional key players, are passionately battling this bid for transparency.

Those additional key players include familiar names such as:

1. Naked Juice — owned by PepsiCo — which has donated $1.7 million to Monsanto’s efforts

PepsiCo sodas rely heavily on an ingredient known as high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), and considering the bulk of corn used in this process is GMO, PepsiCo’s interest in maintaining the status quo makes perfect sense (just imagine the blow to profits PepsiCo would suffer if every can of Pepsi came labeled with a GMO warning).

2. Honest Tea, Odwalla, and Simply Orange — owned by Coca-Cola — donated another million dollars

3. Alexia and Lightlife — owned by ConAgra — donated more than $1 million

4. Kashi, Gardenburger, and Morningstar Farms — owned by Kellogg — donated more than $600,000

When the Cornucopia Institute tested Kashi’s “Go Lean” cereal, they found that the added soy was 100 percent genetically Read more…