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GMO labels spread as U.S. congressional effort to halt them fades
2016-03-25 00:42:42| Food - Topix.net
Even as General Mills Inc and other companies vow to keep fighting mandatory labeling of genetically modified food ingredients, they have begun rolling out these disclosures across the United States to comply a new Vermont law. The moves come as U.S. lawmakers are unlikely to derail Vermont's law requiring labels on foods made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, before it takes effect on July 1. The law sets fines of $1,000 per day per product for noncompliance.
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Vermont law spurs GMO labels for one major company
2016-03-24 19:24:58| Agriculture - Topix.net
General Mills says it will start labeling products across the country that contain genetically modified ingredients to comply with a law that is set to go into effect in Vermont. The maker of Cheerios cereal, Progresso soups and Yoplait yogurt notes it is impractical to label its products for just one state, so the disclosures required by Vermont starting in July 2016 will be on its products throughout the U.S. Photo/Lisa Poole/AP MONTPELIER, Vt.
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Canadian grocers confident in safety of GMO produce: retail council
2016-03-23 21:03:41| Grocery - Topix.net
The organization that represents Canada's major grocery chains says it has full confidence in selling genetically engineered foods that have been approved by Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The Canadian Press asked large retail chains such as Loblaw Cos.
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Canadian grocers confident in safety of GMO produce: retail council
2016-03-23 21:03:40| Grocery - Topix.net
Non-browning Arctic Granny Smith Apples are shown in a handout photo. The organization that represents Canada's major grocery chains has full confidence in selling genetically engineered foods to Canadians since the items have been approved by regulatory bodies like Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
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Mars joins the GMO labeling push ahead of Vermont law
2016-03-23 00:53:32| Food - Topix.net
The maker of M&Ms and Snickers will include labels notifying customers when products contain GMOs to comply with a Vermont law set to go into effect this July. Mars has said that it believes genetically modified ingredients are safe.
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