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Say goodbye to GMOs. The new term for foods created with a boost from science is "bioengineered." As of Jan. 1, food manufacturers, importers and retailers in the U.S. must comply with a new ...
Genetically modified foods have been on supermarket shelves since the 1990s, but they’ve only required a label for the last year. The USDA says implementation and compliance with the program ...
Genetically modified foods have been on supermarket shelves since the 1990s, but they’ve only required a label for the last year. The USDA says implementation and compliance with the program ...
This month, Connecticut became the first state to pass a law requiring the labeling of food made from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In May, the Vermont House passed a similar bill ...
But since the government says GMO ingredients on the market are safe, this will not be a mandatory label. The Grocery Manufacturers Association has asked the Food and Drug Administration to ...
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin is expected to sign a bill on Thursday mandating the labeling of genetically modified foods. That would make Vermont the first state in the nation to do so, but not the ...
The fight over the labeling of genetically modified organisms hits close to home for many in the heartland, where U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo from Kansas is trying to block states and local governments ...
Labeling advocates say that about 70 percent of processed food in the U.S. contains at least one GMO ingredient and cite studies linking GMO consumption to serious medical conditions such ...
food that’s been previously known as a GMO or genetically engineered food will have a new “Bioengineered (BE)” label. If the term leaves you confused or searching your favorite online ...
So far this year, 25 state legislatures have proposed mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods. But a look at existing measures around the country reveals widespread discrepancies over ...
There’s no law in Illinois requiring foods with GMOs to be labeled, but other states are pushing forward. A Vermont law that mandates labels — the first of its kind — takes effect July 1 and ...
Thus, the "USDA Organic" designation relieves organic foods with trace amounts of GMO material from Prop 37 labeling, while competing non-organic foods with miniscule traces must include a label ...