GMO labeling

Congress has unveiled a spending bill to keep the government running that also weighs in on plenty of food policy issues.

Follow The Money: Congress Uses Budget Bill To Rewrite Food Policies

5:39pm December 16, 2015

As lawmakers revealed a spending bill to keep the government running, they also took the time to weigh in on school lunch, GM salmon, calorie postings on menus and meat labels.

A label on a bag of popcorn indicates it is a non-GMO food. House Republicans on Thursday voted in favor of a law that would block states from mandating GMO labels.

House To States: Don't You Dare Demand GMO Labels

2:26pm July 25, 2015

by Juana Summers

A solid majority in the House of Representatives has voted to block efforts in some states to require labeling of GMOs.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will verify companies' claims of using non-GMO ingredients through its Process Verified Program.

USDA To Certify Non-GMO Foods With New Label

6:40pm May 19, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

The government runs organic and antibiotic-free labeling programs, but has stayed out of the non-GMO labeling fray. That is, until a food company asked the USDA for help, and the agency obliged.

Arctic Granny (right), a GMO variety created by Okanagan Specialty Fruits, got the gren light from federal regulators Friday. The apple doesn't turn brown like a conventional Granny Smith apple (left).

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GMO Apples Get The Nod, But Not Much Of A Welcoming Party

5:47pm February 19, 2015

by Dan Charles

Government regulators have approved the first genetically modified apples, which don't turn brown when you cut them open. But planting these trees will be a gamble since consumers may not want them.

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Demand is growing for GMO-free labels on food products, according to the Non-GMO Project, one of the principal suppliers of the label.

How Your Food Gets The 'Non-GMO' Label

2:41pm January 20, 2015

by Amy Mayer

Demand for foods certified as GMO-free is ballooning. Increasingly, it's conventional companies that want to earn the label. Here's how a company gets into the non-GMO game.

In the latest bids to compel companies to label foods made with genetically modified ingredients, voters in Colorado and Oregon weighed in on the issue Tuesday.

GMO Labeling: Colorado Voters Reject Food Measure; Maui Voters Approve

4:49pm November 05, 2014

by Bill Chappell

While more than half of U.S. states have contemplated similar GMO legislation, the only one that has come close to requiring a label is Vermont.

Supporters of efforts to label GMOs in foods turn out at a rally in Denverin 2013. A ballot measure that would such labels failed to pass by a wide margin Tuesday.

Colorado, Oregon Reject GMO Labeling

1:40pm November 05, 2014

by Luke Runyon

Voters in Colorado and Oregon rejected measures to require labels on foods produced with genetic engineering. Meanwhile, voters in Maui, Hawaii, approved a moratorium on GMO crops.

Labels on bags of snack foods indicate they are non-GMO food products. This fall, Colorado and Oregon will be the latest states to put GMO labeling on the ballot.

Voters Will Get Their Say On GMO Labeling In Colorado And Oregon

2:24pm October 08, 2014

by Luke Runyon

Similar measures calling for labeling genetically modified foods have failed in recent years in California and Washington, and Vermont is being sued for the labeling law it enacted earlier this year.

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