/tags/gmos GMOs en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:45:44 GMT /podcast/the-frequency-daily-vermont-news/2021-08-03/rethinking-gmos The possible benefits of GMOs. Plus, what we know about the delta variant in Vermont. Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:45:44 GMT /podcast/the-frequency-daily-vermont-news/2021-08-03/rethinking-gmos Anna Van Dine, Henry Epp, Mark Davis /vpr-news/2021-08-02/reporter-debrief-do-you-really-know-what-you-think-you-know-about-gmos 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. Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:12:35 GMT /vpr-news/2021-08-02/reporter-debrief-do-you-really-know-what-you-think-you-know-about-gmos Henry Epp, Brittany Patterson /vpr-news/2016-08-01/president-signs-national-gmo-labeling-law-nullifying-vermont-law President Barack Obama signed the federal GMO labeling law on Friday. The national law mandates that food manufacturers label most foods with GMOâ€� Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:33:34 GMT /vpr-news/2016-08-01/president-signs-national-gmo-labeling-law-nullifying-vermont-law Kathleen Masterson /vpr-news/2016-07-22/forthcoming-national-gmo-labeling-law-leaves-manufacturers-and-consumers-in-limbo 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 byâ€� Fri, 22 Jul 2016 21:00:40 GMT /vpr-news/2016-07-22/forthcoming-national-gmo-labeling-law-leaves-manufacturers-and-consumers-in-limbo Kathleen Masterson /vpr-news/2016-07-15/congress-passes-a-gmo-labeling-bill-that-nullifies-vermonts-law 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 theâ€� Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:22:24 GMT /vpr-news/2016-07-15/congress-passes-a-gmo-labeling-bill-that-nullifies-vermonts-law Kathleen Masterson /vpr-news/2016-07-08/senate-passes-a-gmo-labeling-bill-that-the-food-industry-likes 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. Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:43:00 GMT /vpr-news/2016-07-08/senate-passes-a-gmo-labeling-bill-that-the-food-industry-likes Dan Charles /vpr-news/2016-07-06/senate-moves-forward-with-bill-that-would-overturn-vermonts-gmo-labeling-law 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 containsâ€� Wed, 06 Jul 2016 21:43:22 GMT /vpr-news/2016-07-06/senate-moves-forward-with-bill-that-would-overturn-vermonts-gmo-labeling-law Bob Kinzel /vpr-news/2016-07-06/gmo-ge-bioengineered-what-do-all-these-food-labels-mean 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 groceryâ€� Wed, 06 Jul 2016 19:15:38 GMT /vpr-news/2016-07-06/gmo-ge-bioengineered-what-do-all-these-food-labels-mean Kathleen Masterson /vpr-news/2016-07-05/as-labeling-law-goes-into-effect-vermont-farmers-divided-on-value-of-gmo-crops Vermont has became the first state in the nation to require special labeling for foods made with genetically modified ingredients. But even as lawmakersâ€� Tue, 05 Jul 2016 21:33:28 GMT /vpr-news/2016-07-05/as-labeling-law-goes-into-effect-vermont-farmers-divided-on-value-of-gmo-crops Peter Hirschfeld /programs/2016-07-05/attorney-general-bill-sorrell-on-gmo-law-vw-settlement-price-discrimination 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 stateâ€� Tue, 05 Jul 2016 16:00:00 GMT /programs/2016-07-05/attorney-general-bill-sorrell-on-gmo-law-vw-settlement-price-discrimination Jane Lindholm