Senate backs bill to label genetically modified food

WASHINGTON (AP) — Food packages nationwide would for the first time be required to carry labels listing genetically modified ingredients under legislation the Senate backed.
The vote was 63-30 for the bipartisan measure, which would compel foods that include genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, to carry a text label, a symbol or an electronic code readable by smartphone. Advocates for labeling and the food industry, which has fought mandatory labeling, have wanted to find a national so