Washington farmers back labels for genetically modified foods

26 January 2012, 5:53 pm

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Some Washington state wheat farmers have thrown their support behind legislation requiring labeling of genetically modified foods, giving food safety advocates fresh hope that lawmakers also will get behind the bill. They haven't been receptive to the idea in the past, and lawmakers at the national level and in more than a dozen states have rejected similar proposals in the past ...... Read More »

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