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In reply to the discussion: "If GM foods are safe, as the industry claims, then why the stubborn opposition to labeling?" [View all]AxionExcel
(755 posts)Who is funding the campaign to keep GMO food secret and unknown by the general public?
No. Donor No On 37 No on 522 No on 92 No on 105
1 Monsanto Co. $8,112,867 $5,374,411 $5,958,750 $4,755,878
2 Dupont $5,400,000 $3,880,159 $4,928,150 $3,000,000
3 PepsiCo $2,485,400 $2,352,966 $2,350,000 $1,650,000
4 Grocery Manufacturers Association $2,002,000 $11,000,000** $169,190 $106,600
5 Kraft Foods $2,000,500 - $870,000 $1,030,000
6 BASF Plant Science $2,000,000 $500,000 - -
7 Bayer CropScience $2,000,000 $591,654 - -
8 DOW Agrosciences $2,000,000 $591,654 $1,157,150 $306,500
9 Syngenta Corporation $2,000,000 - - -
10 Coca-Cola North America $1,690,500 $1,520,351 $1,170,000 $1,108,000
11 Nestle USA $1,461,600 $1,528,206 - -
12 General Mills $1,230,300 $869,271 $695,000 $820,000
13 ConAgra Foods $1,176,700 $828,251 $350,000 $250,000
14 Kellogg's Company $790,700 $322,050 $500,000 250,000
15 Smithfield Foods $683,900 - - $250,000
16 Delmonte Foods $674,100 $125,677 - -
17 Campbell Soup Company $598,000 $384,888 - -
18 Smucker Company $555,000 $349,978 $295,000 $345,000
19 Hershey Company $518,900 $360,450 $320,000 $380,000
20 Biotechnology Industry Organization $502,000 - 11,200 $108,000
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