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Mandatory labels with simple disclosures reduced fears of GE foods in Vermont

  • Written by Jane Kolodinsky, Professor and Chair Community Development and Applied Economics, University of Vermont
Vermont has had food labels that indicate food has been 'partially produced with genetic engineering.'Sally McCay, UVM Photo, CC BY-NC-ND

There has been substantial debate over whether mandated labels for genetically engineered foods might increase or decrease consumer aversion toward genetic engineering.

This question is particularly relevant now...

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