A spokesman for Campbell’s Soup says the state of Vermont has brought the GMO labeling debate front and center.
Senior Food Law Counsel Steve Armstrong says Campbell’s was the first food company to support mandatory GMO labeling. “We believe that GMOs are safe, we believe that they are playing a critically important role in the food supply.”
He says the company will not be removing GMO ingredients from its food, but plans to meet the Vermont labeling law when it goes into effect in July.
“We are going to label for GMOs no matter what happens in any of the other states, no matter what the federal government does, and we’ve begun doing the kind of research that is necessary in order to establish accurate and reliable consumer perception.”
Armstrong says the GMO debate has enhanced Campbell’s belief in transparency, with 60 percent of consumers wanting a government required label.
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