DISCLAIMER: After much research I found Starbucks reply:
http://news.starbucks.com/views/starbucks-response-to-questions-and-litigation-regarding-gmo-labeling
Starbucks Response to Questions and Litigation Regarding GMO Labeling
Starbucks Response to Questions and Litigation Regarding GMO Labeling
"Starbucks is not a part of any lawsuit pertaining to GMO
labeling, nor have we provided funding for any campaign.
And Starbucks is not aligned with Monsanto to stop
food labeling or block Vermont State law.
The petition claiming that Starbucks is part of this
litigation is completely false and we have asked
the petitioners to correct their description
of our position.
Starbucks has not taken a position on the issue of
GMO labeling. As a company with stores and a product
presence in every state, we prefer a national solution."
Neil Young Boycotts Starbucks Over GMO Lawsuit
"I used to line up and get my
latte everyday, but yesterday
was my last one,"
rocker announces
Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Neil Young is seeking a new
source for his daily latte.
The rocker
announced on his website this
week that he's boycotting
Starbucks over the coffee
company's involvement in a
lawsuit against the state of
Vermont's new requirements
to label genetically modified
ingredients.
"There's much more at stake
here than just whether GMO
foods will be labeled in a single
U.S. state. Vermont is the very
first state in the U.S. to require
labeling. Dozens of other states
have said that they will follow
this path -- in order to
encourage this, we need to
ensure that Vermont's law
stands strong."
"Considering that
Starbucks has been progressive
on
LGBT and labor issues in the past,
it's disappointing that it is
working
with the biggest villain of them
all, Monsanto," he continued.
Young closed his note by
directing
fans to the website of the
organization SumOfUs to
donate
or sign a petition, and asking
them to "pressure and call out
members of the Grocery
Manufacturers Association."
This isn't the only recent instance
of Neil Young rallying fans to
join him in a boycott on
environmental grounds.
Back in August, he explained
his reasons
and
urged fans to do the same.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-young-boycotts-starbucks-over-gmo-lawsuit-20141115#ixzz3JGp5bZkH
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My Research showed me that Starbucks as a private company is not suing Vermont....
ReplyDeleteHowever, Starbucks Is a member of the Grocery Manufacturers Association. It IS GMA that is suing Vermont...
I do believe that Starbucks response is nothing more
than Political Whit/Greenwashing, and in light
of the FACT that GMO's are Harmful and Poisonous
and Refuses to serve GMO free product, I believe it is
safe to say; Starbucks obviously does not give a damn about the health of their customers and has their heads where they can/will not see the light.
Mr. Young needs to do his research & frame his comments within the correct parameters.