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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.

Worker Javier Alcantar tends to crops at the Monsanto Co. test field in Woodland, Calif., in 2012.

GMOs Are Safe, But Don't Always Deliver On Promises, Top Scientists Say

11:03am May 18, 2016

by Dan Charles

A new report from the National Academy of Sciences knocked down some pro-GMO claims, such as that they've boosted crop yields, and urged federal agencies to change the way these foods are regulated.

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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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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.

AquaBounty's salmon (rear) have been genetically modified to grow to market size in about half the time as a normal salmon — 16 to 18 months, rather than three years.

Genetically Modified Salmon Is Safe To Eat, FDA Says

6:51pm November 19, 2015

by Dan Charles

In a long-awaited ruling, the agency said that a salmon created to grow faster is fit for human consumption. Environmental and food safety groups vow to fight the decision.

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A bottle of Monsanto's Roundup herbicide in a gardening store in Lille, France. A group convened by the European Food Safety Agency reviewed the available scientific data on the chemical, also known as glyphosate, and concluded that it probably does not c

European Cancer Experts Don't Agree On How Risky Roundup Is

2:37pm November 13, 2015

by Dan Charles

Glyphosate, or Roundup, is a widely used weedkiller and has been classified as a "probable carcinogen." But experts from the European Food Safety Agency now contend it probably doesn't cause cancer.