GMO fight is heating up in Washington state

An initiative signature-gathering campaign is already underway here as California prepares to vote on what would become the nation's first law requiring foods with genetically modified organisms.

Efforts to label genetically engineered foods are on the rise, especially on the West Coast. California’s Proposition 37, the Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act, is on the November ballot. In Washington state, signatures are being gathered in support of Initiative 522. If the initiative is successful, the Legislature or voters could decide whether to label GMO foods here in 2013.