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Labeling for better or worse

Nature Biotechnology volume 32, pages 1180–1183 (2014)Cite this article

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As US legislatures and voters continue to wrestle with GM labeling, what is at stake? Jim Kling investigates.

This November, voters in Colorado and Oregon voted down referenda that would require the labeling of foods with genetically modified (GM) ingredients, joining California and Washington, where similar ballot measures have failed. However, the issue is far from settled. In May, the Vermont legislature passed the first mandatory law, scheduled to go into effect July 2016—but not without a fight. In June, the Grocery Manufacturers Association of Washington, DC, a leading opponent of state labeling laws, joined with other food trade organizations in filing a lawsuit contesting the Vermont law.

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Figure 1: Genetically modified food labeling laws around the globe.

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Kling, J. Labeling for better or worse. Nat Biotechnol 32, 1180–1183 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3087

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