Tiny Vermont brings food industry to its knees on GMO labels

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Mar 19, 12:55 PM EDT

Tiny Vermont brings food industry to its knees on GMO labels

By LISA RATHKE
Associated Press

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- General Mills' announcement on Friday that it will start labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients to comply with a Vermont law shows food companies might be throwing in the towel, even as they hold out hope Congress will find a national solution.

Tiny Vermont is the first state to require such labeling, effective July 1. Its fellow New England states of Maine and Connecticut have passed laws that require such labeling if other nearby states put one into effect.

The U.S. Senate voted 48-49 Wednesday against a bill that would have blocked such state laws.

The food industry is holding out hope that Congress will prevent states from requiring such labeling. Some companies say they plan to follow Vermont's law, while others are considering pulling their products from the small state.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GMO_LABELING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-03-19-12-55-56

[Hoyt]

1. Most folks have sense to know if it doesn't say "100% Organic" it has GMOs. General Mills

is simply recognizing our failed education system.

[Oak3Tree]

2. Trend setting Vermont

[mdbl]

3. It's insanely sick that these companies want to cover up their ingredients

If they really think these food alterations are no big deal, why are they fighting to keep lying to us? Sh&*heads!

[Hydra]

4. It's all about the image!

You can see it everywhere. Style over substance.

[cpwm17]

6. What ingredients are you referring to?

In your own words, what is it about GMO's that make that method of genetic modification any more dangerous than any other method or process of genetic change?

[mdbl]

11. You can read about it, you might want to start here.

http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/news/five-things-monsanto-doesnt-want-you-know-about-gmos?gclid=CKiV08j2zssCFQ2QaQode1EAig

[cpwm17]

18. Lame and inaccurate stuff

plus it didn't really get into why we should hate GMO's.

[LanternWaste]

20. I don't think a desire for accurate labeling of GMO's is equivalent to "hate GMO's"

I don't think a desire for accurate labeling of GMO's is equivalent to "hate GMO's"; however, I do understand the melodramatic mind that does conflate the two when bias demands it of him.

[mdbl]

21. Was just trying to give you something easy to read.

The jury is still out on the long term effects on our health. Excuse me if I would like the choice not to be a guinea pig for the chemical companies.

[cpwm17]

22. And it gets back to my original question.

In your own words, what is it about GMO's that make that method of genetic modification any more dangerous than any other method or process of genetic change?

It's arbitrary to just be concerned about GMO's, and to not be concerned about any other method of genetic change that has happen in almost everything we eat. And including genetic changes that constantly happen in nature, everything we eat have gone through massive genetic changes over time.

There is no good scientific reason for this special concern about GMO's. There is no reason for this hype. It's propaganda by people with an agenda.

[mdbl]

23. ok, dont have the time to debate this right now, but suffice it to say

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I have been reading about this for a decade and a half, and to say it's just safe and wonderful is misleading. But you stick to your guns and buy the frankenfood, I prefer not to if other alternatives are available.

[Old Union Guy]

5. There is nothing wrong with GMOs. You are superstitious ninnies. n/t

[SoLeftIAmRight]

7. I want carrot-fish and cabbage-rice.

get to work monsanto

[cpwm17]

8. Humans have the same genetic code and share genes with all (or most?) creatures on Earth

http://genetics.thetech.org/online-exhibits/genes-common

36% with fruit flies, 85% with zebra fish, 7% with bacteria. All life on Earth is related.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

9. people- pig bacon

get to work monsanto

[nationalize the fed]

10. .

[SoLeftIAmRight]

14. gmo out the bones anf turn the feathers to buns

what a wonderful world

[AxionExcel]

13. Drumphian Logic (R) is fundamentally anti-democratic

Drumph tells everyone who disagrees with him that they are STUPID. That's anti-democratic, and a lame ad hominem attack so he can avoid dealing with facts or real issues.

The GMO pros tell the 92% of American citizens who want to exercise their basic right to know what's in their food that they are STUPID. Hmmmm?

If you were or were not a ninny democrat, that parallel might well to make you superstitious.

[Sunlei]

15. whats 'wrong' is a GMOed plant may be soaked with toxic chemicals like weed killers.

The lack of a label harms smaller farms sales and USA small farms., Not giant CORPs, they're the ones who do not want labels on food.

It's a shame Americas Federal Government can't normalize food Labeling Nationally.

Instead we have some States where 'the people' can be fed tainted food and poison drinking water.

[AxionExcel]

12. Americans rejoice as their right to know what's in their food advances

Dark Forces are arrayed to stomp out the fundamental democratic right for people to know what's in their food, something the vast 92% of Americans want.

But the puny, well-funded 8% elite who want to stomp out that basic right continue their unending propaganda spew. The 8%ers cannot tolerate democracy, and are wild to thwart it.

America rises to it's feet. Hip Hip hooray for democracy as it strives to overcome the big-bucks boot stomp of corporatocracy!

[roody]

16. That puny elite is eating organic, high-quality food.

[Zorra]

17. Great news! And if the bad companies pull their products from Vermont,

more good companies will move in to fill the void.

It's a win win for the people.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

24. I'm sure with discount prices, right?

Heh.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

19. "Tiny Vermont"? is that like "Little Marco"?

Besides, compared to Rhode Island, Vermont is YUUUGE!