US State (Connecticut) Moves To Regulate GM Foods
AFP - The small US state of Connecticut became the first to pass legislation requiring food products with genetically modified ingredients to be labeled as such.
But the law, passed on Monday, will not go into effect until a number of other states in the northeastern region where Connecticut is located follow suit with similar legislation.
The legislation was strongly supported in a 134-3 vote in the state House of Representatives, making Connecticut the first of some two dozen states mulling GM foods labeling to pass a measure.
The bill had been passed by the Senate on Saturday.
The state's governor, Dannel Malloy, endorsed the legislation ahead of the vote, saying it "strikes an important balance by ensuring the consumers' right to know what is in their food while shielding our small businesses from liability that could leave them at a competitive disadvantage."
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