House committee backs labeling law for genetically modified foods
Democratic Rep. Carolyn Partridge, who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, announces the result of the 8-3 vote in favor of the GE labeling bill that she supported. Sitting next to her is Vice...
View ArticleOrganic growers lose appeal for protection from Monsanto lawsuits
Organically grown corn seeds. Creative Commons photo The seed company Monsanto successfully defended itself in federal appeals court this month against more than 80 organic seed growers and trade...
View ArticleVermont will be first state in nation to require GMO labeling
Vermont will likely be the first state in the nation to require food manufacturers to label products containing genetically modified organisms. Gov. Peter Shumlin said Wednesday he will sign Vermont’s...
View ArticleState receives $78,000 check for GMO defense fund
Products containing genetically modified ingredients would have to disclose that information on the back of the package near the nutritional facts under Vermont’s bill. Photo by John Herrick/VTDigger...
View ArticleFood manufacturers seek GMO labeling injunction
Editor’s note: This article is by Bob Audette of the Brattleboro Reformer, in which it was first published Sept. 18, 2014. BRATTLEBORO — Contending Vermont’s GMO labeling law is meant “to pacify a...
View ArticlePublic responds to proposed GMO labeling rules
The Vermont Legislature passed the nation’s first GMO labeling law, now state officials must figure out how it will be carried out. The Attorney General’s Office took comments on proposed rules for...
View ArticleHouse committee backs labeling law for genetically modified foods
Democratic Rep. Carolyn Partridge, who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, announces the result of the 8-3 vote in favor of the GE labeling bill that she supported. Sitting next to her is Vice...
View ArticleOrganic growers lose appeal for protection from Monsanto lawsuits
Organically grown corn seeds. Creative Commons photo The seed company Monsanto successfully defended itself in federal appeals court this month against more than 80 organic seed growers and trade...
View ArticleVermont will be first state in nation to require GMO labeling
Vermont will likely be the first state in the nation to require food manufacturers to label products containing genetically modified organisms. Gov. Peter Shumlin said Wednesday he will sign Vermont’s...
View ArticleState receives $78,000 check for GMO defense fund
Products containing genetically modified ingredients would have to disclose that information on the back of the package near the nutritional facts under Vermont’s bill. Photo by John Herrick/VTDigger...
View ArticleFood manufacturers seek GMO labeling injunction
Editor’s note: This article is by Bob Audette of the Brattleboro Reformer, in which it was first published Sept. 18, 2014. BRATTLEBORO — Contending Vermont’s GMO labeling law is meant “to pacify a...
View ArticlePublic responds to proposed GMO labeling rules
The Vermont Legislature passed the nation’s first GMO labeling law, now state officials must figure out how it will be carried out. The Attorney General’s Office took comments on proposed rules for...
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