GMOs

The possible benefits of GMOs. Plus, what we know about the delta variant in Vermont.

Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, have faced a lot of skepticism since they were introduced a few decades ago. And Vermont played a major role in getting food companies to label products that use GMOs. But what if concerns about GMOs have been misplaced? A new article in the New York Times Magazine looks at the reasons behind our complicated relationship with GMOs, and the ways in which they might be beneficial.

President Barack Obama signed the federal GMO labeling law on Friday. The national law mandates that food manufacturers label most foods with GMO…

President Obama is expected to sign a federal GMO labeling bill into law soon. This would nullify Vermont's labeling law, as well as laws passed by…

Congress has passed a national GMO labeling bill that would nullify Vermont's labeling law, which went into effect July 1. The federal bill passed the…

The bill requires food companies to reveal whether their products contain GMOs. But those companies are pleased, because they won't have to print "GMO" on food packages.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday took the first step to pass legislation that would overturn Vermont's law that requires the labeling of food that contains…

Vermont’s GMO labeling law aims to provide consumers with more information, and yet it's just one of a growing number of food labels popping up on grocery…

Vermont has became the first state in the nation to require special labeling for foods made with genetically modified ingredients. But even as lawmakers…

As Vermont's first in-the-nation GMO labeling law goes into effect, the U.S. Senate may take up a federal bill that critics say would preempt state…