Yesterday, Connecticut’s State Senate passed HB-6519, a bill that would require the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) food sold in Connecticut. The voted passed by an overwhelming margin of 35 to 1, and now moves on to the House of …

Just Label It applauded the USDA’s recent decision to extend its review of the proposed “Enlist” corn, a genetically engineered crop developed by biotech companies Dow and Monsanto. Last summer, more than 35,000 Just Label It supporters wrote letters to U.S. &hellip

UPDATED May 10th, 2013: Vermont continues to be a leader in the fight for GMO labeling nationwide.  After being passed through both the House Agriculture Committee and House Judiciary Committee, H.112, the Vermont GMO labeling bill, was passed today by …

By Robyn O’Brien (AllergyKids) The potential of genetically engineered foods to cause allergic reactions is a big reason for opposition to these crops.  It is also one of the concerns that led 64 countries around the world to label these …

As the comment period comes to a close today, Just Label It joins consumer groups, such as Center for Food Safety, Food & Water Watch, and Friends of the Earth, in collectively submitting over 1.5 million objections from concerned consumers …

The national Just Label It coalition applauded the introduction of bipartisan legislation today to require food manufacturers to inform consumers when packaged food contains genetically engineered ingredients. The Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act was introduced today by

By Gary Hirshberg (Chairman, Just Label It) Robert Paalberg’s essay, “The World Needs Genetically Modified Foods,” claims that genetically engineered foods have been forced out of the U.S. marketplace by consumer demand.  This is nonsense. To the contrary, GE foods …

As genetically engineered ingredients become more and more prevalent in our food system, now accounting for 70% of the foods we find in our grocery stores, it comes as no surprise that the profits of their creators are increasing.  Last …

A controversial policy rider, also known as Section 733, was anonymously inserted into the Senate’s Continuing Resolution (CR), a funding bill signed into law by President Obama last week.  Though wrapped in misleading “farmer-friendly” language, the rider, commonly cal

Last week, the Organic Trade Association released results from their latest consumer survey, revealing that U.S families are becoming increasingly aware of the presence of unlabeled genetically engineered ingredients in foods in the marketplace. Additionally, the survey revealed that