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Labeling of Foods that are Genetically Engineered
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Reference:
Article I

Summary:
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Requires Labeling of Foods that are Genetically Engineered for any Foods sold or distributed in or from Florida. Allows Consumers the Right to Know whether Foods are Genetically Engineered. Foods prepared, served or sold in restaurants for immediate human consumption are excluded from labeling requirements.

Sponsor:
Floridians For Health Rights
Post Office Box 5595
Lighthouse Point, FL 33074-
(954) 537-3184
  Contact: J. Michael Sahm, Chairperson

Signatures:
Statewide total needed for judicial and financial impact review (signed by 25% of voters required by s. 3, Art. XI of the State Constitution in one-half of the congressional districts): 67,683 
Statewide total needed to make ballot position (signed by 8% of the voters in at least one-half of Florida's congressional districts and in the state as whole as of the last presidential election): 676,811 
Statewide total currently valid: 0*
Congressional district totals needed for judicial and economic reviews and ballot placement, with currently valid signatures: View by District by County
*Statewide and congressional district totals for ballot position are NOT OFFICAL until the Secretary of State determines the requisite signatures have been obtained and issues a certificate of ballot position. Once an initiative petition is certified for ballot position, total currently valid may exceed the official totals at time of certification. For status on ballot position, see Status Table below.
 
To find out the signature threshold required in each Congressional District for review and ballot position, the current number of verified signatures in each Congressional District by county, and how many Congressional Districts may have met or exceeded signature thresholds, click the link above titled "View by District by County".

Status: Closed
Approval Date: 05/12/2000 
Undue Burden: 01/14/2002 
Made Review:  
Attorney General:  
Sent to Supreme Court:  
Supreme Court Ruling:  
SC Ruling Date:  
Financial Impact Statement Date:  
SC Approval of Financial Impact Statement:  
Made Ballot:  
Ballot Number: 0  
Election Year: 2012 




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