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July 1, 2016

Vermont: Nation's First GMO Labeling Law Goes into Effect
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And in Vermont, the nation's first mandatory GMO labeling law goes into
effect today. Coca-Cola has announced it will likely stop selling some
of its products in the state. Multiple companies had sought
unsuccessfully to block the law. Farmer and Vermont State Senator David
Zuckerman spoke out.

Sen. David Zuckerman: "I'm here today to celebrate our GMO labeling law,
which is going into effect, where consumers are going to have the right
to know what's in their product-straightforward, clear labeling on the
packaging: 'This product contains GMOs or may contain GMOs.' I'm
standing in front of a field of non-GMO corn here on my farm. But 90 to
95 percent, if not close to 100 percent, of the corn in Vermont is
genetically engineered for cattle production. But also, across the
country, huge amounts of corn, cotton, soybeans, beets, for sugar, are
all grown with genetically engineered ingredients."

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