RESPONSIBLE FOOD

Hundreds Join Anti-Monsanto Rally in L.A.

Protesting genetically modified foods.

Hundreds marched indowntown Los Angeles on Saturday to protest the Monsanto Co., which makesgenetically modified seeds, one of several protests across the country. Thesocial-media organized protest was part of the “March Against Monsanto”movement, which had participants from 436 cities in 52 countries across theworld, organizers said. Monsanto, a multinational firm based in St. Louis, toldthe Associated Press that it stands by its seeds, despite the growing body ofcritics against genetically modified crops. On Thursday, the U.S. Senateoverwhelmingly rejected a 2013 farm bill that would require labeling ofgenetically modified foods.