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Group wants labels on genetically modified foods

1m have signed petition to FDA

By Jenn Abelson

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 27, 2012

More than 1 million Americans are calling on the US Food and Drug Administration to label genetically engineered foods, the largest number of people to weigh in on a food petition in the history of the federal agency, according to the initiative’s advocates. Just Label It, which was started in New Hampshire last fall by Stonyfield Farm founder Gary Hirshberg, said the group has been gathering support with the help of more than 500 partner organizations across the country.

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