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http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_27292.cfm
Legislative Update: 25 States Working on GMO Labeling Laws
By Organic Consumers Association
April 3rd, 2013
At least 25 states are working on laws that would require labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOS). Heres a rundown of the bills and their status.
Please see link.
Legislative Update: 25 States Working on GMO Labeling Laws
By Organic Consumers Association
April 3rd, 2013
At least 25 states are working on laws that would require labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOS). Heres a rundown of the bills and their status.
Please see link.
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25 States Working on GMO Labeling Laws (Original Post)
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2013
OP
The OCA website aggregates news articles, so you might want to reconsider your blanket condemnation.
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2013
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cali
(114,904 posts)1. They're just making shit up about the status of the legislation in VT
and Governor Shumlin's position so I wouldn't trust this as a source.
proverbialwisdom
(4,959 posts)2. The OCA website aggregates news articles, so you might want to reconsider your blanket condemnation.
Obviously, these are a month old, but the site clearly is not "just making shit up about the status of the legislation in VT and Governor Shumlin's position."
http://www.addisonindependent.com/201303vt-house-passes-gmo-labeling-bill
Vt. House committee approves GMO labeling bill
Posted on March 4, 2013 | Vermont
By Xian Chiang-Waren
MONTPELIER Vermont is one step closer to becoming the first state to put mandatory labels on genetically modified food products.
On Friday, the House Agriculture Committee, after weeks of testimony, passed H.112, or the GMO labeling bill, by an 8-3 vote. H.112 requires producers to put labels on raw agricultural and processed, packaged food products that are genetically engineered. The bill will go to the House Judiciary Committee for review, then to the floor for a vote.
Its a consumer bill, said Rep. Will Stevens, I-Shoreham, a member of the House Agriculture Committee. It lets people have information that they wouldnt otherwise have access to.
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The bill has large legislative support, with 50 members of the House and 11 senators signing on as cosponsors. Nevertheless, versions of a GMO labeling bill were defeated in 2011 and 2012. And the attorney generals office has signaled its wariness about the bill.
Testifying before the House Agriculture Committee earlier this month, Assistant Attorney Gen. Bridget Asay told lawmakers that there was a substantial likelihood that biotech companies would sue the state over the legislation. The outcome of those lawsuits, she said, would be extremely uncertain. If the state loses, it is at risk of having to use taxpayer money to pay the bill for the oppositions lawyers.
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Vt. House committee approves GMO labeling bill
Posted on March 4, 2013 | Vermont
By Xian Chiang-Waren
MONTPELIER Vermont is one step closer to becoming the first state to put mandatory labels on genetically modified food products.
On Friday, the House Agriculture Committee, after weeks of testimony, passed H.112, or the GMO labeling bill, by an 8-3 vote. H.112 requires producers to put labels on raw agricultural and processed, packaged food products that are genetically engineered. The bill will go to the House Judiciary Committee for review, then to the floor for a vote.
Its a consumer bill, said Rep. Will Stevens, I-Shoreham, a member of the House Agriculture Committee. It lets people have information that they wouldnt otherwise have access to.
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The bill has large legislative support, with 50 members of the House and 11 senators signing on as cosponsors. Nevertheless, versions of a GMO labeling bill were defeated in 2011 and 2012. And the attorney generals office has signaled its wariness about the bill.
Testifying before the House Agriculture Committee earlier this month, Assistant Attorney Gen. Bridget Asay told lawmakers that there was a substantial likelihood that biotech companies would sue the state over the legislation. The outcome of those lawsuits, she said, would be extremely uncertain. If the state loses, it is at risk of having to use taxpayer money to pay the bill for the oppositions lawyers.
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http://rutlandherald.com/article/20130305/NEWS01/703059843
Shumlin: GMO labeling good, bill bad
By Gordon Dritschilo
Staff Writer | March 05,2013
Gov. Peter Shumlin said Monday that a bill on labeling genetically modified foods could do its cause more harm than good.
The governor addressed a crowd of more than 100 in the South Station restaurant during the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerces legislative breakfast.
Shumlin heard from Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President Thomas Donahue against the bill on the grounds it would harm a number of local businesses which use genetically modified canola oil. Then a member of the audience countered that many people locally want to know what they are buying, as evidenced by the success of the farmers market.
Shumlin said he supports labeling, but that the bill resembled one dealing with a milk-production hormone that was passed during his time in the Legislature and signed by then-Gov. Howard Dean.
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Shumlin: GMO labeling good, bill bad
By Gordon Dritschilo
Staff Writer | March 05,2013
Gov. Peter Shumlin said Monday that a bill on labeling genetically modified foods could do its cause more harm than good.
The governor addressed a crowd of more than 100 in the South Station restaurant during the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerces legislative breakfast.
Shumlin heard from Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President Thomas Donahue against the bill on the grounds it would harm a number of local businesses which use genetically modified canola oil. Then a member of the audience countered that many people locally want to know what they are buying, as evidenced by the success of the farmers market.
Shumlin said he supports labeling, but that the bill resembled one dealing with a milk-production hormone that was passed during his time in the Legislature and signed by then-Gov. Howard Dean.
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