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GM Labeling
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The Daily Intake
Changing of the Guard
Vermont AG issues memo confirming non-enforcement of GM labeling requirements. As the food industry is well aware, Vermont's labeling requirements for genetically modified (GM) foods have been preempted by the…
The Daily Intake
Regulatory Round-up
We return from our hiatus with a wrap-up of recent items of interest: President Obama Signs federal GM labeling bill into law. As anticipated, on July 29, President Obama signed…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
President Obama Signs Bill That Will Establish Federal GMO Labeling Standards
By Jason J. Kim, Andrew J. Peterson
President Obama signed into law a bill that will establish federal standards for GMO labeling on food packaging, thus displacing non-uniform, individualized state law standards.
Food, Drug & Agriculture
Forget About Vermont!: Congress Passes GMO “Labeling” Legislation
On July 14, 2016, the House of Representatives passed S.764 creating a National Bioengineered Food Standard. Importantly for food manufacturers and distributors, the law – expected to be signed by…
Green Building Law Update
GMO Labels Coming to your Supermarket
On the last day before leaving on a seven week recess, this past Thursday Congress enacted The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 requiring the U.S. Department of…
The Daily Intake
GM Labeling: Finish Line in Sight
Federal GM labeling compromise awaits presidential signature. In an update on a topic frequently covered in recent weeks on this blog, the Senate compromise bill to establish a federal standard…
A Seat at the Table
Congress Passes Mandatory GE Disclosure Legislation to Preempt Vermont Act 120
By Martin Hahn, Veronica Colas, Leigh Barcham
The House of Representatives voted today to approve compromise legislation sponsored by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) that will preempt the Vermont…
Food Safety News
Compromise bill on GMO labeling lands on president’s desk
By Dan Flynn
The Senate compromise bill for labeling food with genetically modified ingredients is on its way to President Obama’s desk after gaining a solid 306-117 bipartisan vote in the House of…
The Daily Intake
Vermont: Call for Complaints
Vermont AG provides online complaint form to permit reporting of possible GM labeling violations. As the food industry is well aware, Vermont's labeling requirements for genetically modified (GM) foods took…
Food, Drug & Agriculture
FDA and Senate put trust in Public’s Nutritional Knowledge
Two different food labeling regulations are being approved this summer. And both of them depend on the American people doing their research. The Senate’s passage of a GMO labeling bill…