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GMO Labeling Legislation Gets Bipartisan Push in Congress

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With momentum building at the state level and in the private sector in favor of labeling genetically modified food products, a bill in Congress could create a federal mandate. And one natural-products group is endorsing it. The Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act, introduced in April by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Rep.

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GMO Labeling Battle Gets Fresh Kick-Start in Washington

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A leaked discussion draft by the Grocery Manufacturers Association suggests creating a national (albeit voluntary) labeling standard for foods containing genetically modified organisms, but activists say the association is clouding the issue. But environmentalists and organic food groups say the association has an ulterior motive.