Extraordinary Health Magazine Extraordinary Health Vol 27 | Page 46

GMO LABELING UPDATE:

Campbell’s , Gatorade and Vermont
®

To label GMOs or not to label GMOs—that’s the often-heated debate.
But the lines are being drawn more clearly on many fronts of this ongoing
battle. Among the line-drawing are Campbell Soup Company, Gatorade,
and the state of Vermont. Here’s an update.

Mm . . . Mm . . . Good—for Campbell’s,
Gatorade and Vermont. Among others,
these three have listened to consumers’
concern about GMOs and have taken
a solid stand for GMO labeling.
In an unprecedented reversal,
Campbell’s recently changed its
position on GMO labeling.
On January 7, 2016, Campbell’s
President and CEO, Denise Morrison,
shared a message about supporting
mandatory national labeling of GMOs
for their products and others nationwide,

while the New York Times and other
reporting agencies quickly picked up
on this landmark announcement.
Here is a summary of her message.
Guided by their purpose—Real food that
matters for life’s moments—Morrison
knows that consumers appreciate what
goes into their food and want to feel
good about the choices they make
for themselves and their loved ones.
She pointed out that the topic of GMOs
has become a top consumer food issue
with 92 percent of consumers in favor
of putting it on the label.

So, with a “consumer-first attitude,”
she announced Campbell’s support for
mandatory national labeling of products
that may contain genetically modified
organisms (GMOs), and proposed
that the federal government provide a
national standard for non-GMO claims
made on food packaging.
She continued, citing that there currently
is no federal regulation requiring labeling
that informs consumers about the
presence of GMOs in their food. Since
there was no federal action, many states
have addressed the issue.