Bill requires labels for genetically modified food

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers are pushing ahead with bipartisan legislation requiring the labeling of food containing genetically modified ingredients.

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill, 35 to 1, that requires food entirely or partially genetically engineered to include the words “Produced with Genetic Engineering” on the packaging, as of July 2016, or 2015 if several Eastern states pass similar legislation.

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