This morning, Vermont’s House Judiciary Committee approved the GMO labeling bill, H.112, by a vote of 7-4. The bill will now pass to the House floor, but that vote faces a race against time, as this legislative session is due to wrap up by Friday.

“If we can get this through to the floor, Vermont will have taken the ball further than any other state so far,” says Rural Vermont director Andrea Stander, adding that a handful of states are simultaneously considering other measures. She sounds hopeful. “I think this will make it to the floor Thursday or Friday,” she says.

Late last week, a widely circulated Associated Press article reported that Sen. David Zuckerman (P/D-Chittenden) thought “there was no chance his panel would be able to review the GMO labeling bill and bring it to the full Senate for debate before the end of the 2013 session.”

While the bill is likely to pass the House — a third of state legislators are co-sponsors — it isn’t likely to make it to the Senate, though that body can chose to take up the bill upon their return next year.

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Corin Hirsch was a Seven Days food writer 2011 through 2016. She was also a dining critic and drinks columnist at Newsday from 2017 to 2022, and contributes to The Guardian, Wine Enthusiast and other publications. She’s spoken often on colonial era...

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  1. ,
    Wow, BRAVO to the seven representative who really are thinking the food we eat is the most important aspect of living. Thanks to these people and to all the people who have been involved in making it happen.

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