Replies to post #9074 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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I’m hedged to some degree by owning WFM :- ) On yesterday’s CC, they said 30% of dollar sales companywide come from organic products.

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US Congressional subcommittee skeptical of GMO labeling:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/lawmakers-wary-genetically-modified-food-182954848.html

The food industry is likely to find a receptive Congress come January in its fight against mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods.

Republicans and Democrats on a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee questioned Wednesday whether requiring a label on any packaged food including genetically modified organisms…would be misleading to consumers since there is little scientific evidence that such foods are unsafe.

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I would not touch the sugar commodity

The "Healthy Eating" trend is finally getting to sugar, deservedly so. I would not touch candy makers. I have not owned RMCF since 2013.

Sugar disquiet to hurt Europe’s candy market

By Oliver Nieburg+, 12-Jan-2015


The European sugar confectionery market is forecast to decline in the next few years as regulators consider the impact of sugar on public health, according to a report by Frost & Sullivan.

http://www.foodnavigator.com/Market-Trends/European-sugar-confectionery-market-declines-forecast