{"id":4337,"date":"2014-11-17T08:57:55","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T08:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=4337"},"modified":"2014-11-17T08:57:55","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T08:57:55","slug":"linked-starbucks-green-mountain-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2014\/11\/17\/linked-starbucks-green-mountain-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: “Starbucks & Green Mountain Coffee”"},"content":{"rendered":"

via Sum of Us:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Starbucks doesn’t think you have the right to know what’s in your coffee. So it’s teamed up with Monsanto to sue the small U.S. state of Vermont<\/b> to stop you from finding out.<\/i><\/p>\n

Hiding behind the shadowy “Grocery Manufacturers Association”, Starbucks is supporting a lawsuit that’s aiming to block a landmark law that requires genetically-modified ingredients be labeled.<\/b> Amazingly, it claims that the law is an assault on corporations’ right to free speech. Even a local Vermont company, Green Mountain Coffee, has joined in.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Starbucks\u2019 News \/ PR:<\/a><\/p>\n

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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.<\/i><\/p>\n

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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. <\/i><\/p>\n

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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.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Corporate statements like this aren\u2019t always 100% accurate but let\u2019s wait to see what comes of this now that Starbucks has fired back to say they\u2019re not involved. I\u2019d prefer they support the state of Vermont and others and fight Monsanto but at least they\u2019re not supporting it.<\/p>\n

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Neil Young and others appear to be wrong. Let\u2019s see how this unfolds.<\/p>\n

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