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Peter1469
04-24-2014, 06:14 AM
Vermont senate approves GMO labeling (http://www.naturalnews.com/044853_GMO_food_labeling_laws_Vermont.html#) by huge majority.

This is good news. If it actually becomes law in Vermont it will trigger other states to require labeling (many states have passed laws but they don't take affect until another state actually requires it- they don't want to do the litigation over the law). Once there are several states with labeling laws it will become too expensive for Big Food to make labels for different states. They will likely default to GMO labeling. And what is wrong with that? Let Americans know what they are eating.


The Vermont Senate has given decisive approval to a measure that would require the labeling of foods that contain genetically modified ingredients, meaning the state could become the first one in the country to enact such a law.

"We are saying people have a right to know what's in their food," said Senate President Pro Tempore John Campbell, a Democrat. The vote was 26-2 in favor of GMO labeling.

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But Big Food will keep this tied up in litigation for years, because they don't want Americans to know what they are eating.


Two other states in the Northeast -- Connecticut and Maine -- have already passed GMO labeling measures but have delayed their implementation until other neighboring states join them, which is a strategy they hope will protect them from lawsuits. In recent months, national corporations defeated GMO labeling measures in California and Washington State.

Supporters of the Vermont (http://www.naturalnews.com/Vermont.html) legislation hope the state leads the way on the issue. "Vermont's always first," said organic farmer Will Allen, citing the state's ban on slavery and passage of civil unions and same-sex marriage, all firsts in the country.

Most foods, including some 85 percent of the corn crop in the United States, contain ingredients that have plants or animals that were genetically modified, usually to increase shelf life and resistance to disease. Opponents of GMO (http://www.naturalnews.com/GMO.html) foods believe that the modification process is harmful to humans, saying they worsen food allergies and create gluten sensitivity, among other conditions. Sixty nations around the world, as well as the European Union, require the labeling (http://www.naturalnews.com/labeling.html) of GMO foods.

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donttread
04-24-2014, 07:28 AM
Great job Vermont