This month, Connecticut became the first state to pass a law requiring the labeling of food made from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In May, the Vermont House passed a similar bill, which ...

We don’t need labels on genetically modified foods March 29, 2015 More than 10 years ago A tomato breeder displays varieties grown at the Monsanto Co. facility in California.

Activists rejoiced last week when a hard-fought battle over international standards for labeling genetically modified food came to an end — finally — after decades of debate. But the agreement ...

Labeling improved Vermonters’ opinions of genetically modified food, compared to elsewhere in the nation — even taking into account age and education, according to a study published in Science ...

Whole Foods Market Inc. is nevertheless seeing growing demand for products that don't use GMOs. Products that get a "Non-GMO" verification label see sales spike between 15 percent and 30 percent ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says genetically modified foods pose no greater health risks than traditional foods. Opponents of labeling rules say they could prompt hikes in packaging costs.

Last year, 14 states introduced bills to require GM foods to be labeled as they are in Europe. None passed, but the campaign is spreading.

The debate over the safety of genetically modified foods has put state lawmakers who favor requiring labeling of these products at odds with counterparts in Congress who oppose it. Americans’ concerns ...

The federal government on Thursday issued new guidelines for the voluntary labeling of genetically modified foods, outlining what food manufacturers should and should not say.

There weren’t requirements to label GM foods before January 2022. Now, manufacturers must label foods that contain GMOs under the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.

Genetically modified foods have been on supermarket shelves since the 1990s, but they’ve only required a label for the last year. The USDA says implementation and compliance with the program ...

Meanwhile, two similar bills calling for mandatory labeling of foods containing GM ingredients have been submitted—one by Senator Boxer early this year, and another, designated H.R. 3377, late ...