Big Food Caves to Tiny Vermont on GMO Labels Ahead of July Law
- Second-smallest state sets ‘law of the land’ for industry
- Kellogg, Conagra latest companies to announce national program
Labels on bags of snack foods indicate they are non-GMO food products.
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The second-smallest U.S. state is forcing a big change in the food industry.
Kellogg Co., Conagra Foods Inc. and Mars Inc. all announced this week that they will start putting labels on all products made with genetically modified organisms. They followed Campbell Soup Co. and General Mills Inc. in preparing for the July 1 implementation of a Vermont law that requires the change. Creating labels for only one state isn’t feasible, so all packaging has to be overhauled nationwide, executives say.