GMO labeling

Non-GMO labels, like this one at Whole Foods, may strengthen consumer perceptions that genetically modified foods may carry risks to health.

Americans Don't Trust Scientists' Take On Food Issues

5:49pm December 02, 2016

by Dan Charles

A new survey finds strong public support for organic food, and suspicion of GMOs — regardless of whether people vote Republican or Democratic. Also, people don't trust scientists much at all.

Non-GMO eggs. (this photo is for promo only, not for the page)

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Organic Food Fights Back Against 'Non-GMO' Rival

4:30pm August 03, 2016

by Dan Charles

Sales of food labeled "non-GMO" are booming, and it's starting to annoy organic food companies. They see the non-GMO label as cut-rate competition that doesn't deliver what shoppers imagine.

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Congress has passed a bill that will require food companies to disclose GMOs â but without necessarily using a GMO label on packaging. Companies would have several disclosure options, including using a QR code on packaging that customers could then s

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Congress Just Passed A GMO Labeling Bill. Nobody's Super Happy About It

5:34pm July 14, 2016

by Dan Charles

The proposal will require food companies to disclose their GMO ingredients, but that information doesn't have to be on the packaging. It's a compromise, and neither side is all that enthused.

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The Senate on Thursday approved a measure that would require food companies to disclose GMOs â but without necessarily using a GMO label on packaging. Companies would have several disclosure options, including using a QR code on packaging that custom

Senate Passes A GMO Labeling Bill That The Food Industry Likes

12:24pm July 08, 2016

by Dan Charles

The bill requires food companies to reveal whether their products contain GMOs. But those companies are pleased, because they won't have to print "GMO" on food packages.

A new disclosure statement on a package of peanut M&Ms candy notes they are

Senators Reach Deal On National GMO Labeling Bill

6:45pm June 23, 2016

by Peggy Lowe

The new bill would require companies to disclose genetically modified ingredients in food products. But critics dislike that this information does not have to appear directly on the food label.

In the past two years, many food companies — including candy-makers — have decided to label their products as non-GMO. Because practically all sugar beets in the U.S. are genetically modified, those food products are now using sugar derived from sugar

As Big Candy Ditches GMOs, Sugar Beet Farmers Hit A Sour Patch

7:00pm May 12, 2016

by Dan Charles

As companies shun genetically modified ingredients, they're buying more sugar extracted from sugar cane rather than beets. Sugar beet farmers are thinking of going back to conventional beets.

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A mockup of a possible GMO label on a can of Campbell's Spaghetti-Os, with these words: "Partially produced with genetic engineering." Unless Congress or a federal court intervene, Vermont's new GMO labeling law will go into effect in July. So some compan

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How Little Vermont Got Big Food Companies To Label GMOs

8:35am March 27, 2016

In the coming weeks, major brands including General Mills, Kellogg and Mars will start labeling foods produced with genetic engineering. That's all because of a Vermont law set to take effect July 1.

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Protesters gathered at the New York state capitol in Albany earlier this month to lobby their legislators to make GMO labels on foods mandatory in the state.

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Senate Blocks GMO Labeling Bill, For Now. But The Battle Isn't Over

4:15pm March 16, 2016

by Maria Godoy

The bill would have created a national voluntary labeling standard — and prevented Vermont's mandatory labeling law from going into effect July 1. A compromise might yet be reached.

A mockup of a possible GMO label on a can of Campbell's Spaghetti-Os, with these words: "Partially produced with genetic engineering." Lawmakers are scrambling to piece together a national GMO labeling standard before July 1.

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Action On A National GMO Labeling Measure Heats Up On Capitol Hill

6:34pm March 04, 2016

by Peggy Lowe

Congress is scrambling to piece together a national standard for labeling foods that contain genetically modified ingredients before July 1. That's when Vermont's mandatory labeling law kicks in.

Campbell Soup has announced it supports federal legislation requiring labeling of genetically modified ingredients.

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Campbell Soup Switches Sides In The GMO Labeling Fight

7:10pm January 08, 2016

by Dan Charles

The Campbell Soup Co. has announced that it now supports a federal law requiring labeling of genetically modified ingredients. It's the first major food company to endorse such a law.