Congress approves bill requiring first GMO food labels
Consumers wanting to know if their foods contain genetically modified ingredients will be able to find out for the first time.
Compromise for GMO food labeling rules struck in Senate
Senators have a bipartisan deal to require labeling of genetically modified ingredients nationally, a week before a labeling law in Vermont goes into effect.
GMO foods pose greater risk to agriculture than human health, experts say
Following a review of almost 900 studies, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reported today that genetically modified organisms -- GMOs -- pose no more of a health risk than traditionally bred crops.
Food industry pushing to thwart GMO labeling by end of year
WASHINGTON — Food companies are mounting an aggressive year-end push to head off mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods.
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal for human consumption in the United States.
Companies would not have to disclose whether their food products contain genetically modified ingredients under legislation passed by the House Thursday.
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