US: At least half the states consider GMO labeling
The question of whether to require labels on food with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) pits activists and consumers who favour the labels against big agribusinesses and farmers who generally don’t. An estimated 80 percent of food eaten in the U.S. contains GMOs.
The fight has some state attorneys general worried about whether labelling laws would survive court challenges mounted by food producers. Win or lose, it might cost millions of dollars to defend them.
So far this year, 67 GMO labelling bills have been introduced in 25 states. In a dozen states, at least one legislative committee has approved a GMO bill. They include Colorado, Illinois, New York, Utah and Vermont, according to Scott Hendrick, who tracks GMO legislation for the National Conference of State Legislatures. Last year, 110 GMO bills were introduced in 32 states, Hendrick said.
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