Vermont § 3043 - Labeling of food produced with genetic engineering
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3043 — Labeling of food produced with genetic engineering, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3043. Labeling of food produced with genetic engineering
- (a) Except as set forth in section 3044 of this title, food offered for sale by a retailer after July 1, 2016 shall be labeled as produced
entirely or in part from genetic engineering if it is a product: (1) offered for retail sale in Vermont; and (2) entirely or partially produced with genetic engineering. (b) If a food is required to be labeled under subsection (a) of this section, it shall
be labeled as follows: (1) in the case of a packaged raw agricultural commodity, the manufacturer shall label
the package offered for retail sale, with the clear and conspicuous words “produced
with genetic engineering”; (2) in the case of any raw agricultural commodity that is not separately packaged, the
retailer shall post a label appearing on the retail store shelf or bin in which the
commodity is displayed for sale with the clear and conspicuous words “produced with
genetic engineering”; or (3) in the case of any processed food that contains a product or products of genetic engineering,
the manufacturer shall label the package in which the processed food is offered for
sale with the words: “partially produced with genetic engineering”; “may be produced
with genetic engineering”; or “produced with genetic engineering.” (c) Except as set forth under section 3044 of this title, a manufacturer of a food produced entirely or in part from genetic engineering shall
not label the product on the package, in signage, or in advertising as “natural,”
“naturally made,” “naturally grown,” “all natural,” or any words of similar import
that would have a tendency to mislead a consumer. (d) This section and the requirements of this chapter shall not be construed to require: (1) the listing or identification of any ingredient or ingredients that were genetically
engineered; or (2) the placement of the term “genetically engineered” immediately preceding any common
name or primary product descriptor of a food. (Added 2013, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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