The Senate and the House have passed a bill to create a national disclosure standard for genetically engineered foods and block states from issuing their own laws. The legislation creates a number of labeling options for food companies to indicate a product contains GMOs, including using an on-pack phrase, symbol, QR or barcode that consumers could scan with their smartphones.
Vermont ’s Act 120 was the first GMO labeling requirement to be passed in the US. The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and three other trade associations filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of the state’s labeling law.