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GM Labeling

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  1. The Daily Intake

    GM Labeling Bill Clears Committee

    By Keller and Heckman LLP

    GM labeling bill clears Senate Agriculture Committee. As the July 1 deadline for compliance with Vermont's labeling requirements for genetically modified (GM) foods draws nearer, many continue to hope for…

  2. The Daily Intake

    Vermont GM Guide (Part Deux)

    By Keller and Heckman LLP

    Vermont issues GM labeling FAQs. As food manufacturers are well aware, Vermont's GM labeling requirements remain on track to take effect on July 1, 2016.  Although the requirements are being…

  3. Food Safety News

    GMO labeling gets another look in two New England states

    By News Desk

    Today and tomorrow the Rhode Island House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare and the House side of the New Hampshire General Court will hear bills about labeling food made…

  4. Food Safety News

    Confessions of a former GMO virgin

    By Cookson Beecher

    Back in the late 1990s, I was a GMO virgin. I had never heard of GMOs — genetically modified organisms —  nor had I ever had any contact with them,…

  5. Food Safety News

    NASDA cues up FSMA implementation and GMO labeling at conference

    By News Desk

    The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) wraps up its 2016 Winter Policy Conference today and the influential group is laying down some tracks others may have to…

  6. The Daily Intake

    GM: Deal or No Deal?

    By Keller and Heckman LLP

    USDA reportedly unable to broker GM labeling compromise. The food industry faces the impending July 1 effective date for Vermont's labeling requirement for genetically modified (GM) foods with no imminent reprieve…

  7. Food Safety News

    Ag secretary can’t find common ground for activists, industry on GE/GMO labels

    By News Desk

    Activists and industry reps sat down twice with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to see if they could find a compromise about labeling food processed with genetic engineering. No compromise…

  8. The Daily Intake

    GMOs in SpaghettiOs®

    By Keller and Heckman LLP

    Campbell Soup announces support for mandatory GMO labeling The effective date for Vermont’s GM labeling law is July 1, 2016.  As covered previously on this blog, although the food industry…

  9. The Daily Intake

    Happy New(s) Year

    By Keller and Heckman LLP

    We welcome our readership back with a wrap-up of recent news items of interest: Vermont authorizes independent organizations to provide "non-GM" verification In anticipation of the upcoming July 1, 2016…

  10. Alcohol Law Advisor

    FDA Releases Guidance on Voluntary Labeling for Foods Derived from Genetically Engineered Plants

    By McDermott Will & Emery

    On November 23, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a guidance to assist food and feed manufacturers that would like to label their plant-derived food products or…