California's Sonoma County Bans GMO Crops

On November 8, 2016, voters in Sonoma County, California approved 86,050 to 67,758 the "Sonoma County Transgenic Contamination Prevention Ordinance" ("Measure M"), prohibiting the propagation, cultivation, raising, or growing of genetically modified organisms ("GMOs") in the county. The Center for Food Safety was a main backer of the initiative, arguing that the ban preserves food safety and protects local and organic growers and producers who choose not to plant GMO seed. Critics of the California initiative argue that the ban may prevent those farmers who are not growing genetically modified crops now from using new technologies or methods in the future.

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