Tag: GMO labeling

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the "loophole" in the U.S. National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard that left out foods like oils and sugars from mandatory labeling.

“Today’s decision marks a key step toward ending the food industry’s deceptive and discriminatory GMO food labeling practices, which have kept consumers in the dark by concealing what’s in their products.”

Despite the defeat in Congress, the pro-labeling campaign had had a huge impact - and the campaign’s effort to educate the public is paying off.

The majority of Americans support labeling for GMOs and will hold their elected officials accountable for stripping away this transparency.

Any bill on GMO labeling that would result in anything less than mandatory on-package labeling is unacceptable.

It’s clear that food companies are quietly preparing for Vermont’s seemingly inevitable label law.

Dannon will work with farmers to maintain company wide standards for animal welfare and soil standards.

Those predicting an easy Senate defeat for mandatory labeling saw corporations fold one by one in the face of a strong food movement.

Monsanto’s latest earnings report comes amid a wave of companies announcing plans to label genetically modified ingredients to comply with Vermont’s law, resulting in many large food corporations losing profits.

Consumers have no choice but to continue to demand GMO labeling without any compromises. We should be able to know what food we are putting in our mouths!