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SNYDER ROLLS OUT EXPANDED RECYCLING PLAN: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) released a proposal last week that would double the amount of residential waste that Wolverine State residents recycle. "Michigan has a strong tradition of protecting and...

GM bill is likely to be introduced in US Senate. The industry-backed Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, [subscribers can access an enhanced version of this bill: lexis.com | Lexis Advance ], which would prohibit individual states from setting standards...

After failed attempts in several other states, and at the federal level, Vermont has adopted the United States’ first GMO food labelling law . The new law requires labelling of food with genetically modified ingredients, starting in 2016. It follows...

By Stefanie Jill Fogel , Mary B. Langowski , and Tiffani V. Williams • Federal GMO labeling legislation introduced . On April 9, Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS) introduced The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014 (H.R. 4432) [ enhanced...

Legislative activity surrounding the labeling of food produced from or containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) continues to escalate as lawmakers on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures consider a variety of proposals. State Legislative...

By: Stefanie Jill Fogel , Mary B. Langowski , and Tiffani V. Williams Congressman expects state measure against GMO crops will pass. Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) has predicted that Oregon will approve a statewide ban on the cultivation of GMO...

In an up and down year, GMO opponents have a very down week Just weeks ago, you could not have blamed the burgeoning anti-GMO movement for feeling pretty good about how things were going this year. In July, advocates seeking to force agricultural producers...

Vermont’s Office of the Attorney General has published draft regulations intended to implement the already enacted Vermont Genetically Engineered (GE) food labeling law. Vermont’s GE Labeling Law Vermont’s Act 120, [ enhanced version...

At least 20 states have considered bills requiring labeling for genetically modified (GMO) foods in the past few years. California's Prop 37 was the most notorious of these proposed laws, but it was defeated by referendum in November 2012. This hasn't...

EU Regulation on Food Labeling - Next Steps On 25 October 2011, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (hereinafter, the ‘FIC Regulation’). The FIC...

By Stefanie Jill Fogel , Mary B. Langowski , and Tiffani V. Williams S.F. v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., No. 13-634, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55195, [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ]. On April 21, the US District Court for...

State-sponsored GMO-labeling efforts faced defeat in Washington State’s November 2013 election. Voters rejected Washington State’s Initiative Measure 522 (I-522) proposal, 51.21 percent to 48.79 percent.1 Washington’s I-522, known...

On Wednesday, April 23, 2014, Vermont’s House of Representatives passed H.B. 112, [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], legislation that would require the labeling of food produced entirely or partially from Genetically Modified...