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Food Industry Threatens Lawsuit Over Vermont GMO Labeling Law

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Peter Shumlin signing a bill into law last week, Vermont is on its way to becoming the first state to regulate labeling of genetically modified foods. It wasn’t a surprise when Vermont’s governor signed a bill into law last week that mandates the labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms.

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Sweet Deal: Trade Group Helps USDA Revamp Maple Syrup Grading System

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.” Industry executives say that the move for consistent grading will help America’s $400 million maple syrup industry compete with global producers. It turns out that USDA was a little behind the curve on the issue: Vermont and Maine, both known for their syrup production, had made the change first.

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Emergency Call Groups Aim to Update Standards, Systems

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Following the creation of new emergency call standards and a cross-continental collaboration, people in Europe and North America could benefit from a more efficient, interconnected emergency response system. Currently, two U.S. The post Emergency Call Groups Aim to Update Standards, Systems appeared first on Associations Now.

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Heart Association Encourages More Colorful Eating

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It’s about adding colorful, nutritious, and vitamin-packed fruit and vegetables to meals instead of choosing unhealthier options,” Dr. Rachel Johnson, nutrition professor at University of Vermont and past chair of the AHA Nutrition Committee, said in a statement.

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Secular Groups Play Up Political Clout of “Nones”

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. “Sanders defines God in a very different way than the way most Americans do, and in fact, a way that would be compatible with nontheistic humanists,” Speckhardt told the Post , adding that the Vermont senator has rarely spoken of God in “supernatural” terms. “These are the values unifying our movement.

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Groups Push Ban on Powdered Alcohol in Massachusetts and Beyond

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Phillips hopes to make powdered rum, vodka, and other liquors an option for consumers in America in much the same way it already is for those in Europe. Alaska, Louisiana, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia have already banned the substance. A growing movement. And it’s on the radar of legislative bodies elsewhere, too.

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Opioid Addiction Fight Takes Center Stage With Governors

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This past weekend, the problem took center stage at the winter convention of the National Governors Association in Washington, DC, where governors on both sides of the political aisle—Democratic Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin—called for action on the issue of opioid addiction.

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