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Tiny Vermont brings food industry to its knees on GMO labels

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The announcement by General Mills that it will start labeling foods that contain genetically modified ingredients shows the industry might be giving up its fight against state efforts to require such labeling. Still, many hold out hope Congress will come up with a national solution. Vermont is the first state to require such labeling, effective July 1. General Mills made the announcement Friday. The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday 48-49 against a bill that would have blocked such state laws. The Grocery Manufacturers' Association has challenged Vermont's law in federal court. Campbell Soup Co. is in the process of printing new national labels, although it opposes state-by-state labeling laws. General Mills Inc. said Friday it will start nationwide labeling of products that contain genetically modified ingredients. It says it's not practical to label products for just one state. ___ This story has been corrected to show the U.S. Senate voted Wednesday, not Friday.