Food label fight tests lobbying mettle of industry group
- April 29, 2016 |
- Walt Williams
Opponents of genetically modified ingredients gaining ground, but Grocery Manufacturers Association remains optimistic Bailey A policy battle is waging on the food you eat, and at the moment it appears to be one that associations are losing despite spending millions of dollars in advocacy, legal fees and grassroots campaigning. At issue is whether to allow states to require labels on foods containing genetically modified ingredients. So far associations have been unable to stop one state—Vermont—from moving ahead with a labeling law, and as a result, a few major food companies are capitulating by putting labels on their products even though they remain opposed to such a… Read More