Suit claims Vermont overstepped its constitutional bounds when it passed anti-GMO law.

June 16, 2014

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Grocers File Lawsuit Over Vermont’s GMO Law

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), along with the Snack Food Association, International Dairy Foods Association, and the National Association of Manufacturers, recently filed a complaint in Federal District Court in Vermont challenging the state’s mandatory GMO labeling law, calling it “a costly and misguided measure that will set the nation on a path toward a 50-state patchwork of GMO labeling policies that do nothing to advance the health and safety of consumers.”

According to GMA, Vermont's Act 120 exceeds the state’s authority under the United States Constitution.

“Act 120 imposes burdensome new speech requirements – and restrictions – that will affect, by Vermont’s count, eight out of every 10 foods at the grocery store. Yet Vermont has effectively conceded this law has no basis in health, safety, or science,” explained GMA. “That is why a number of product categories, including milk, meat, restaurant items and alcohol, are exempt from the law.”

GMA said this means that many foods containing GMO ingredients will not actually disclose that fact.

“The First Amendment dictates that when speech is involved, Vermont policymakers cannot merely act as a pass-through for the fads and controversies of the day,” stated the group. “It must point to a truly ‘governmental’ interest, not just a political one.”

Click here to read more on the lawsuit.

 

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