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Obama signs bill requiring labeling of GMO foods
President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that will require labeling of genetically modified ingredients for the first time.
Jul 30, 2016
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Congress OKs bill requiring first GMO food labels (Update)
Consumers wanting to know if their foods contain genetically modified ingredients will be able to find out for the first time.
Jul 14, 2016
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Genetically modified foods and the fight
It's a food fight in Congress over genetically modified foods.
Jul 5, 2016
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FDA issues new guidelines on salt, pressuring food industry
The Obama administration is pressuring the food industry to make foods from breads to sliced turkey less salty, proposing long-awaited sodium guidelines in an effort to prevent thousands of deaths each year from heart disease ...
Jun 1, 2016
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Things to Know: The Obama administration's sodium guidelines
From cheese to sliced turkey, the Obama administration is encouraging food companies and restaurants to lower the amount of salt in the foods they sell.
Jun 1, 2016
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Should the food industry fund health research?
In The BMJ today, leading experts debate whether the food industry should fund health research, and if so, under what circumstances.
Apr 20, 2016
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Tiny Vermont brings food industry to its knees on GMO labels
General Mills' announcement on Friday that it will start labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients to comply with a Vermont law shows food companies might be throwing in the towel, even as they hold ...
Mar 19, 2016
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Cut the carcinogen in your french fries
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing guidance to the food industry on how to reduce levels of acrylamide - a chemical that forms in foods cooked at high heat, such as french fries and potato chips.
Mar 16, 2016
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Senate effort to block food labeling of modified food stalls
Senate Republican efforts to stop mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods have stalled.
Mar 16, 2016
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Senate bill would block mandatory labeling of GMOs
A Senate committee is moving forward on legislation that would prevent states from requiring labels on genetically modified foods.
Feb 20, 2016
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