Vermont Seeks Documents on GMOs from Seed, Food Companies
April 15 2016 - 5:00PM
Dow Jones News
By Jacob Bunge
Vermont's attorney general has asked a federal court to force
big seed and food companies to turn over internal research on
genetically modified crops, escalating a legal battle as the state
defends its controversial law requiring labels for GMO
ingredients.
State Attorney General William Sorrell filed motions this week
in several U.S. district courts seeking to compel Monsanto Co.,
DuPont Co., Syngenta AG and other seed firms to produce studies or
research related to "potential health or environmental impacts" of
the crops, as well as pesticides used on them.
Mr. Sorrell also sought from ConAgra Foods Inc. and Kellogg Co.
"consumer survey research" conducted over the past decade on GMO
foods and on the use of "natural" labels on such products.
Vermont passed a law in 2014 requiring labels for some food
products that are made from biotech crops. Seed companies alter the
DNA of crops like corn, soybeans and canola oil to make the plants
resistant to herbicides and destructive insects, which some
consumer and environmental groups claim can harm biodiversity and
speed weeds' resistance to chemical sprays.
Write to Jacob Bunge at jacob.bunge@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 15, 2016 16:45 ET (20:45 GMT)
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