Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Nestle, Hershey and Kellogg all funneled millions into criminal money laundering operation to defeat GMO labeling
by: J. D. Heyes
NaturalNews.com
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
The state of Washington will seek millions in damages from a major Washington, D.C., grocery lobbyist that represents major food brands, for alleged money laundering and other charges.
As reported by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has said that he will not settle the case with the Grocery Manufacturers Association, which worked to defeat a statewide ballot initiative in 2013, which would have required that all genetically modified foods (GMOs) be labeled.
Ferguson’s office alleges that the GMA received $14 million from various food interests, but neglected to reveal which companies gave and how much, a violation of the state’s Public Disclosure Act.
In recent days, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Anne Hirsch awarded summary judgment to the state, ruling that the GMA indeed violated state disclosure laws. Hirsch cited internal association memos which revealed how the lobbying organization concealed the identities of the big corporate donors who had put up the millions to oppose the narrowly-defeated ballot measure.
The purpose of concealing donors, according to one GMA executive, was to “shield individual companies from public disclosure and possible criticism.”
‘Triple’ damages possible
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