Vermont GMO-Labeling Lawsuit

Last year, the Vermont Legislature imposed a requirement that manufacturers label genetically engineered (GE) foods, and trade groups representing the food industry wasted little time challenging the law in a 22-page complaint. The fate of the potentially precedent-setting case rests in the hands of Christina Reiss, a chief federal judge for the District of Vermont, who must first decide whether to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of the statute.