date:Oct 11, 2013
, a food industry trade group. DuPont Pioneer, a biotech seed company, was the third-largest donor at $3.4 million.
In a statement of policy, GMA said genetically modified foods are safe and that regulators have found no negative health effects associated with their use. It said up to 80 percent of U.S. food contains GM ingredients.
Backers of the Washington state initiative, known as I-522, had raised $5.3 million as of early October. The largest donor was Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, a family-