ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A proposal to require labels on food products containing ingredients from genetically modified crops is inching closer to a vote in the New York Legislature.

The labeling legislation was endorsed Tuesday by the state Assembly’s Committee on Codes, a key panel that often signs off on bills before a vote of the full chamber.

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