Neil Young doesn't strike us as the kind of guy that would go to Starbucks for his coffee anyway, but he won't cross the threshold of another for sure if the coffee giant supports a lawsuit seeking to block a Vermont law that will require foods with genetically modified organisms include that on the labeling. In a 'GOODBYE STARBUCKS!!!' letter on Young's web site, Neil said he'd lined up for his last latte because he thinks the firm is involved in the suit and it sends the signal that, 'Starbucks doesn't think you have the right to know what's in your coffee.' Young says aligning with Monsanto in 'Hiding behind the shadowy Grocery Manufacturers Association' in its attempt to block the labeling requirement means the coffee company is backing the wrong side, a decision he calls especially disappointing and objectionable in light of its history of being pro-actively supportive of consumer and labor issues.
Starbucks has fired back that Young has it all wrong - claiming the firm is not a participant in the suit and has no objections to the producers of products containing genetically modified organisms being required to include that info on package labels.
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