Vermont has become the first US state to require genetically modified seeds to be labelled.

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Under new legislation, signed this week by Governor James Douglas, all genetically modified or engineered seeds must be labelled as such after 1 October, reported Dow Jones International News.


Some environmental groups had been hoping for a moratorium on the sale of GM seeds, and the labelling law was seen as a compromise.


Sales of genetically modified seeds in Vermont must also be reported to the state’s secretary of agriculture each year.

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