Vermont has spoken: In a vote of 114-30, the Vermont House of Representatives passed the Senate version of the GMO labeling bill, H.112. All that remains to be done is to get Gov. Peter Shumlin to sign it into law.
For a small state, Vermont is quite the political leader: It gave us Howard Dean, the first gay unions and now the right to know everything we put in our bodies as fuel.
Vermont is setting a great example and leading the way in saying “no” to GMOs without labels.
Vermonters have been speaking up and holding signs at rallies and outside state buildings that read: “Honest Labels Make Healthy Tables,” to “We have a right to know what’s in our food,” to “Label GMOs, we have a right to know,” among others.
And apparently it worked, because their squeaky wheel is getting the grease!
Now if the other states would follow suit, we’d all be able to make informed decisions when shopping for nourishment for our families.
Maine and Connecticut have GMO-labeling laws, but they are dependent on neighboring states also passing bills. Vermont’s stands alone.
Yes, there will still be those who purchase GMO-filled foods, just like those who buy the double cheeseburger meal at a certain fast-food chain despite seeing the calories in it, but at least the information will be presented.
And we think once people see how much is actually affected and modified, there will be pushback and that pushback will lead to change.
All in all, this is great news and we look forward to continuing to follow the bill in Vermont and also—hopefully—in other states! Thanks to VT Right to Know GMOs for keeping us in the loop throughout the entire process!
Written by Kitchen of Life staff
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