date:Mar 04, 2016
Vermonts law and create new voluntary labels for companies that want to use them on food packages that contain genetically modified ingredients.
The legislation is similar to a bill the House passed last year. The food industry has strongly backed both bills, saying GMOs are safe and a patchwork of state laws isnt practical. Labeling advocates have been fighting state-by-state to enact the labeling, with the eventual goal of a national mandatory standard.
Of the vote, the Food Marketing Insti