APR 11, 2016 - Oregon biotech fish labeling bill dies - Capital Press
An Oregon bill requiring labels for genetically engineered fish has died in a Senate committee after earlier passing the House. READ MORE

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MAR 16, 2016 - Ban on GMO crops sought again for Sonoma County - Press Democrat
One of the most contentious political issues in Sonoma County history is likely to come before voters again in November: whether the county should impose a ban on genetically modified crops and seeds over consumer health concerns. READ MORE

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MAR 16, 2016 - Senate Votes Down Bill That Would Have Overturned States’ GMO Labeling Laws - ConsumeristRegardless of whether you’re against, for, or ambivalent about genetically modified foods, surveys show that an overwhelming majority of Americans at least want to know whether the items they buy contain genetically engineered ingredients, and some states have enacted laws intended to require labeling of GMO and GE products. Today, the U.S. Senate voted to strike down a new piece of legislation that would have overturned these local laws in favor of a voluntary labeling program. READ MORE

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FEB 22, 2016 - Senator Roberts introduces GMO labeling bill - Ag Professional
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman, introduced proposed legislation last week that would set up a federal voluntary GMO labeling system, which would also pre-empt state laws that would require GMO labeling. READ MORE

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JAN 25, 2016 - NH Lawmakers Considering Bill to Require GMO Labeling - My Champlain Valley
The New Hampshire House Environment and Agriculture committee is debating a bill that would require genetically engineered foods and agricultural commodities to be labeled. READ MORE

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JAN 25, 2016 - Maine Legislature contemplates new GMO food labeling bill - Bangor Daily News
Was your salmon dinner grown in a lab, or out in nature? And what about those innocent-looking ears of corn in the produce aisle? How about the cans in your pantry? Maine’s Legislature is mulling an act that would require food companies to label genetically modified food — and for the consumer that would mean more food transparency here.. READ MORE

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JUL 23, 2015 - House Passes Bill to Prevent Mandatory GMO Labeling - New York Times
Food companies would not have to disclose whether their products include genetically modified ingredients under legislation passed by the House Thursday. READ MORE

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JUL 24, 2015 - Hawaii GMO battles will shape West’s rules - Capital Press
GMO battles in Hawaii will shape the authority of state and local governments to regulate biotech crops in the seven states under the 9th Circuit's jurisdiction. READ MORE

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MAR 16, 2015 - Court denies attempt to stop Vermont’s GMO law - World Grain
A U.S. district court in Vermont on April 27 denied a preliminary injunction to stop Vermont’s GMO labeling law from going into effect. The court, however, denied the state of Vermont’s motions to dismiss certain issues brought up by industry groups seeking the injunction. READ MORE

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MAR 16, 2015 - GMO Labeling: National Regulations Bill Moves To Senate - The Inquisitr
GMO labeling on a national scale might soon become a reality. The state of Idaho is preparing to push the federal government to adopt a nationwide genetically modified food labeling law, but only a voluntary one. READ MORE

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JAN 29, 2015 - Proposed bill demands mandatory GMO labeling in R.I. - Brown Daily Herald
Proposition, similar to those in Maine and Connecticut, responds to increase in public awareness. READ MORE

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JAN 27, 2015 - Arizona Considering Labeling Law for Genetically Modified Food - Phoenix New Times
Advocates for GMO labeling are getting another shot in the Arizona Legislature. Six representatives submitted a bill to require food containing even just one genetically engineered ingredient be labeled as such. READ MORE

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JAN 26, 2015 - Minnesota to consider GMO labeling bill - Meat and Poultry
Minnesota became the first state in 2015 to introduce legislation requiring labels on products entirely or partially produced with genetically modified organisms (GMO). READ MORE

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JAN 24, 2015 - GMO Labeling Bills Filed in Both House And Senate - Headlines & Global News
Democrats in both houses have filed labeling bills that will likely face opposition from food producers, according to the Palm Beach Post. READ MORE

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DEC 16, 2014 - It's official: GMO labeling loses recount - Capital Press
Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown has certified a recount that shows Measure 92 was defeated by 837 votes. READ MORE

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NOV 24, 2014 - Oregon GMO Measure 92 headed for recount - KGW Portland
Tallies of the last remaining ballots show an Oregon measure that would require labeling of genetically modified foods lost by only 809 votes and is headed for an automatic recount. READ MORE

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NOV 4, 2014 - Measure 92, GMO-labeling initiative, fails narrowly: Oregon election results 2014 - The Oregonian
Oregon's mandatory GMO-labeling initiative was voted down by a narrow margin Tuesday, capping the state's costliest ballot measure on record. READ MORE

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NOV 4, 2014 - Coloradans reject GMO labeling, or Proposition 105 - Denver ABC News
Coloradans rejected Proposition 105, a measure that would have required labeling of genetically modified foods. READ MORE

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AUG 20, 2014 - GMO food labeling initiative approved for Colorado ballot proposition - Denver Post
A proposition seeking the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms will be on the November ballot, the Colorado Secretary of State said Wednesday. Signatures were verified for the ballot initiative — Proposition 105 — according to the group, meaning the question will go before voters in this year's elections. READ MORE

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JUNE 12, 2014 - Lawsuit challenges Vermont's GMO labeling law - USA Today
Four national organizations whose members would be affected by Vermont's new labeling law for genetically engineered foods filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court challenging the measure's constitutionality. READ MORE

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MAY 29, 2014 - CORRECTED-California lawmakers reject bill requiring labeling on GMO foods - Reuters
California lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill that would require labels on foods made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the second time in two years such legislation has failed to take hold in the state. READ MORE

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MAY 8, 2014 - Vermont governor signs GMO food labeling into law - CNN
Vermont's governor on Thursday signed a bill into law that will require the labeling of genetically modified foods -- hailing it as the first such law in the nation. READ MORE

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MAY 5, 2014 - Base food labeling on fact, not fear latimes.com - Los Angeles Times
The scientific evidence on genetically engineered food, which has been around for two decades, indicates that it is as safe for human consumption as any other food. A California bill that would require the labeling of bioengineered food — whose DNA has been modified in the laboratory to introduce certain traits — caters to a scare campaign that is not based on solid evidence. READ MORE

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APRIL 24, 2014 - Vermont to Enact GMO Food-Labeling Law - Wall Street Journal
The movement against genetically modified crops scored a signal victory Wednesday, as the Vermont legislature passed a bill that would make it the first state to require food makers to label products made with the technology. READ MORE

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APRIL 21, 2014 - GE Labeled Food Fight Continues - ISB News Report
During 2012, California voters rejected a measure to label food sold in the state that had been derived from genetically engineered (GE) organisms. On February 21 of this year, California Senator Noreen Evans introduced a GE labeling bill. This time, the fate of GE labeling will be decided by state legislators, not the voters. In the United States, GE labeling advocates continue their fight to overcome policies established by the Food and Drug Administration. READ MORE (PDF)

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APRIL 15, 2014 - GMO food label legislation: FDA, not states, would decide - Tri-State Neighbor
U.S. agriculture is coming down on both sides of recently introduced federal legislation on genetically modified organism (GMO) food labeling.. READ MORE

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MARCH 25, 2014 - GE Labeling Resurrected in California, Petition For Ballot Measure Circulating in Colorado - Food Safety News
California’s 2012 food-labeling ballot measure, rejected by state voters, makes a return from the grave tomorrow with a public hearing in Sacramento. And another state initiative is in the offing in Colorado. READ MORE

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FEB 21, 2014 - CA senator introduces GE labeling bill SB 1381: 'A simpler, cleaner version of Prop 37' - Food Navigator
California state senator Noreen Evans (D - Santa Rosa) has introduced a new GMO labeling bill claimed to be a "simpler, cleaner version of Prop 37." READ MORE

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FEB 7, 2014 - Food companies propose voluntary GMO labels - The Herald-Dispatch
People who want to know more about genetically modified ingredients in their food would be able to get it on some packages, but not others, under a plan the industry is pushing. Large food companies worried they might be forced to add "genetically modified" to packaging are proposing voluntary labeling of those engineered foods, so the companies could decide whether to use them or not. READ MORE

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DEC 6, 2013 - Oregon supporters of GMO labeling clear big hurdle for 2014 initiative as they try to woo funders - The Oregonian
A proposed ballot measure to require the labeling of foods with genetically modified organisms sold in Oregon has cleared a big legal hurdle, allowing sponsors to soon begin collecting signatures to qualify for the 2014 ballot. READ MORE

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NOV 6, 2013 - Washington state voters reject labeling of GMO foods - USA Today
Washington state voters on Tuesday rejected an initiative that would have required foods containing genetically engineered ingredients to be labeled. READ MORE

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OCT 21, 2013 - Los Angeles Proposes Banning GMOs - Huffington Post
Los Angeles is considering banning the cultivation and sale of genetically modified organisms. If it does, the second-largest U.S. city would become the country's largest GMO-free zone. READ MORE

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OCT 17, 2013 - GMA Statement Regarding Washington State Lawsuit on Funding of “No on 522” Campaign - GMA Press Release
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today announced that the association has agreed to file paperwork with the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) establishing a political committee. READ MORE

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JULY 29, 2013 - Money pours into GMO labeling initiative - Capital Press
With a little more than three months remaining before Election Day, supporters of a law requiring the labeling of some genetically modified foods have raised $2.3 million for their campaign. Opponents of Initiative 522 have raised almost $1 million to defeat the measure. READ MORE

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JUNE 19, 2013 - Non-GMO Project Verified label receives approval for meat, liquid egg products - Non GMO Project
The Non-GMO Project Verified label recently cleared a regulatory hurdle for labeling meat and liquid egg products. This is the first time that the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a branch of the USDA that regulates such products, has approved a non-GMO label claim. READ MORE

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MAY 24, 2013 - Conn. legislature passes separate food label bills - San Francisco Chronicle
Connecticut lawmakers are considering dueling bills that mandate special labels on food that contains genetically modified ingredients. READ MORE

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MAY 21, 2013 - Senate Approves Bill Requiring GMO Labeling 35-1 - CT News Junkie
Their calls were answered Tuesday night when the state Senate took up abipartisan compromise that will require all genetically engineered foods to be labeled as such by July 1, 2016, or by July 1, 2015, if three more states pass similar legislation. The states that would trigger the provision include Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, or New Jersey. READ MORE

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FEB 1, 2013 - GMO food-labeling bill voted down - Alburqueque Business First - Albuquerque Business First
A New Mexico Senate bill that would have changed food-labeling practices has died on the senate floor. READ MORE

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NOV 7, 2012 - Prop. 37: Genetic food labels defeated - San Francisco Chronicle
A measure that would have required most foods made with genetically engineered ingredients to be labeled in California lost early Wednesday. READ MORE

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NOV 1, 2012 - Food labeling proposition language raises legal issues - UC Davis
Californiaís ballot initiative that proposes to require labeling of genetically engineered foods raises important legal and policy issues that could take years to resolve through the courts and other means, University of California, Davis, School of Law researchers caution. READ MORE

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SEP 8, 2012 - To Label or Not to Label: California Prepares to Vote on Genetically Engineered Foods - Environmental Health Perspectives
In the United States, consumer concern about GE foods has been slower to surface. But that’s changing—and a ballot question this fall in California has the potential to radically alter the GE landscape throughout the rest of the United States. On 6 November 2012 California voters will decide whether foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) must be labeled. READ MORE

SEP 7, 2012 - The food industry's big problem with genetically engineered food - Los Angeles Times
The No on Proposition 37 campaign emailed Thursday to tout a new study by UC Davis professors. It concludes that the proposition on the November ballot to require the labeling of genetically engineered foods would cost the food industry more than a billion dollars and lead to higher food costs from consumers. READ MORE

AUG 21, 2012 - Prop. 37: genetically altered food fight - San Francisco Chronicle
With big money pouring in to defeat a November state measure requiring food companies to label genetically modified foods, both sides are gearing up for an airwaves war that is expected to pit farmer against farmer to win votes. READ MORE

AUG 15, 2012 - California’s Proposition 37: Effects of Mandatory Labeling of GM Food - Ag Issues Center
Californians will soon vote on Proposition 37, mandating that genetically modified (GM) food is labeled. Supporters argue that mandatory labeling responds to consumers’ rights, offers greater choice, and provides more information on food content. But the specifics of Prop 37 will result in a much different outcome. Food category choice will decrease and the added labeling information will be imprecise. Prop 37 will introduce a double standard for accidental GM purity in organic versus non-organic foods, favoring organic. READ MORE (PDF)

JUNE 22, 2012 - Proposition unneeded, expensive, unworkable - Capital Press
California voters this fall will decide the fate of an eight-page ballot initiative that would require labels on some food made with genetically modified ingredients. READ MORE

JUNE 18, 2012 - The GMO labeling debate continued: It’s about the ‘benchmark’ - The Berkeley Blog
I was amazed by the response to my previous post – and I will try address some of the main points. I found three main themes repeating through the comments. First, it is clear that there are many people who are concerned about the side effects of GMOs and don’t trust biotech companies that produce them and the governments that regulate them. These people should vote for the proposition to label GMOs. This is a democracy, after all. I suspect that there are others that may be slightly concerned about GMOs or are indifferent, but they are not aware of the environmental and socio-economic benefits of GMOs and the likely negative implication of the labeling requirement. This is the group that I hope to convince. MORE

JUNE 16, 2012 - GMO showdown - Press Democrat
A measure that has qualified for the November ballot will ask California voters to decide whether foods produced through genetic engineering must have disclosure labels. READ MORE

JUNE 13, 2012 - How California's GM food referendum may change what America eats - Guardian (UK)
Last month, nearly 1m signatures were delivered to county registrars throughout California calling for a referendum on the labeling of genetically engineered foods. If the measure, "The Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act", which will be on the ballot in November, passes, California will become the first state in the nation to require that GM foods be labeled as such on the package. MORE

JUNE 6, 2012 - GMO Labeling: What You Need To Know - Best Food Facts.org
Food made from genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) is a top-of-mind issue for some consumers, and the subject has been the focus of television programs like The Doctors, which recently featured a segment on GMOs and GMO labeling. We asked Dr. Patrick Byrne, professor of plant breeding and genetics at Colorado State University, to provide his opinion on the subject of labeling genetically modified foods. MORE

MAY 24, 2012 - Battle Brewing Over Labeling of Genetically Modified Food - New York Times
On a recent sunny morning at the Big Y grocery here, Cynthia LaPier parked her cart in the cereal aisle. With a glance over her shoulder and a quick check of the ingredients, she plastered several boxes with hand-designed stickers from a roll in her purse. “Warning,” they read. “May Contain GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms).” MORE

MAY 14, 2012 - California's Genetically Engineered Food Label May Confuse More Than Inform - NPR
When Californians go to the polls in November, they will very likely have the chance to make California the first state in the nation to require labeling of genetically engineered food. That's according to California Right to Know, which filed a petition to force a statewide vote. MORE