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Vermont Releases Draft GMO Labeling Rules

MONTPELIER – The Vermont Attorney General's office has released a draft of the rules it is writing to govern the state's first-in-the-nation law to require the labeling of food made with genetically...

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GMO Labeling Hearings Begin Tuesday

By: Jane LindholmLast spring, the legislature passed a law requiring foods that contain genetically modified organisms, or GMO's, to be labeled. That labeling will go into effect in 2016 and the...

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State Seeks to Have GMO Lawsuit Thrown Out

By: Associated PressMONTPELIER, Vt. —The state of Vermont is asking a federal judge to throw out a food industry lawsuit that seeks to block Vermont's new GMO labeling law from taking effect.Attorney...

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Industry Group Appeals Ruling on Vermont GMO Labeling Law

By: Lydia WheelerThe Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) is appealing a federal court ruling last week that allows Vermont to move forward with new rules requiring labels for genetically modified...

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Congress Battles Over GMO Labeling

By: Dan D'AmbrosioThe battle over GMO labeling has gone national, and different regions of the country disagree dramatically on what should be done.A bill from Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kansas, proposes...

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Neil Young Chips In $100K for Vermont's GMO Suit

By: Terri HallenbeckA few hours before Neil Young sang a note Sunday night in Essex Junction, he put his money where his mouth was about to go. The rock legend pledged $100,000 toward Vermont’s legal...

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