Genetically modified foods and the fight

Push for a national rule to label products bumps up against Vermont’s desire to keep its own regulation

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press

Published: July 5, 2016, 11:36am

A sign hangs at a rally Friday in Montpelier, Vt., protesting a proposal by Congress that would allow companies to use computer labels to indicated whether a product has been made with the help of genetic engineering. It was hanging at a rally held to commemorate the implementation of the nation's first state law to require the labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients. Congress is considering a bill that would preempt the Vermont law. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

WASHINGTON — It’s a food fight in Congress over genetically modified foods.

The Senate is moving ahead on bipartisan legislation that would for the first time require food packages to carry labels listing genetically modified ingredients. Vermont’s senators — Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy — argue that the measure falls short, especially compared to the tougher labeling in their state that kicked in last Friday.

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