Pro-GMO Companies Spend $8 million to Fight Maui Initiative

By: Daryl Huff

MAUI (HawaiiNewsNow) –

A campaign spending report released early this morning shows the GMO industry has spent more than $6 million dollars to oppose the Maui County moratorium on genetically modified crops.

In total, the Political Action Committee called Citizens Against the Maui County Farming Ban has collected nearly $8 million for the campaign, primarily from GMO industry giants Monsanto and Dow Agro Science.

Originally Published: Hawaii News Now