Health food advocates, consumers in Vermont suffer devastating blow as state announces halt to GMO-labeling

‘Vermont announced on Tuesday that it is no longer enforcing GMO-labeling following the passing of a federal law that gives food companies the option to disclose the controversial ingredients through digital, off-package labeling. Vermont said mandatory labeling in the state will stop immediately despite the fact that the new federal law will not go into effect for two years.
The news serves as a detrimental blow to consumers and health food advocates who fought tooth and nail for the right to know whether their food has been genetically altered with another organism’s DNA.’
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