Earlier this week, the Senate narrowly shot down a piece of legislation that would have created a voluntary national standard for labeling food products containing genetically modified ingredients while also overturning any state laws mandating GMO labels. With that bill dead, it means Vermont’s label mandate is on track to kick in this summer, so General Mills has decided to comply, while still calling for national consensus.
In a blog post published today, General Mills exec Jeff Harmening admits being “disappointed that a national solution has still not been reached” on GMO labeling while acknowledging that the company could face significant fines if it doesn’t start labeling its products to comply with Vermont state law.
