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For related articles and more information, please visit OCA’s Millions Against Monsanto page<\/a> and our Genetic Engineering page<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Vermont Governor Pete Shumlin is set to sign the nation\u2019s first no-strings-attached GMO labeling bill one week from today, May 8, 2014. <\/p>\n

Vermonters are thrilled. But so are the rest of us, from coast to coast. Why? For one, the passage of Vermont H.112<\/a> paves the way for other states, especially those where GMO labeling bills are in play, to follow suit.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not the only reason Vermont is a win for all of us. Once food manufacturers have to label GMO-contaminated foods in Vermont, they\u2019ll likely reformulate their products to be GMO-free (just as they\u2019ve done in other countries), knowing that Vermonters don\u2019t want products that say \u201cContains genetically modified organisms.\u201d<\/p>\n

We expect industry will get behind the Grocery Manufacturers Association\u2019s DARK (Deny Americans the Right to Know) Act\u2014a bill<\/a> they\u2019re pushing in Congress that would preempt Vermont\u2019s new law. And they\u2019ll probably sue the state of Vermont, though they know they can\u2019t win<\/a>. <\/p>\n

But the momentum is clearly on our\u2014your\u2014side. Connecticut and Maine have passed GMO labeling laws, but with trigger clauses requiring multiple other states to pass labeling requirements before their own go into effect. Meanwhile Arizona, Colorado and Oregon have ballot initiatives in play, and Massachusetts, New York, California and others are advancing bills.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only a matter of time.<\/p>\n

State updates<\/p>\n

\tArizona<\/span> has until July 3 to collect 172,809 valid signatures to put a GMO labeling initiative<\/a> on the November ballot.<\/p>\n

California<\/span>: SB 1381, has moved on to the Appropriations Committee with a possible hearing date of May 12th. Learn more <\/a>about California.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Colorado<\/span> is in the process of gathering the 80,000 signatures required for a state ballot initiative<\/a> to label GMOs.<\/p>\n

Massachusetts<\/span>: H.3996 is working its way through the committee process and is only a couple steps before a full vote. Learn more<\/a> about the work in Massachusetts. <\/p>\n

Minnesota<\/span> has legislation pending, but we won\u2019t likely see movement there until next year. Learn more<\/a> about Minnesota. <\/p>\n

New York<\/span>: GMO labeling legislation could face a vote before the session adjourns on June 19th. The passage in New York is especially exciting because it would mean meeting the population trigger for laws in Connecticut and Maine to go into effect. Learn more<\/a> about New York. <\/p>\n

Oregon<\/span>: Expects sometime this month to begin gathering signatures for a statewide GMO labeling ballot initiative. Learn more<\/a> about Oregon.<\/p>\n

Learn about what\u2019s happening in all of these states:
http:\/\/citizensforgmolabeling.org<\/a>
http:\/\/righttoknow-gmo.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vermont Governor Pete Shumlin is set to sign the nation’s first no-strings-attached GMO labeling bill one week from today, May 8, 2014.
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