Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, has introduced a bill to develop a national labeling standard for foods containing genetically modified organisms.

Representatives voted 239-122 finding the bill “inexpedient to legislate.”

Unilever—parent company of Hellman’s mayonnaise—has launched a new eggless, vegan sandwich spread.

Specialty snack company Pure Foods has opened its global headquarters and primary manufacturing location in Kingsport, TN.

Food manufacturers were dealt a setback in December when Congress adjourned without taking action on legislation to set a national standard for labels on food products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

FDA has completed its food and feed safety assessment and approved the J.R. Simplot Company’s second generation Innate potato.

If a federal solution cannot be established in a reasonable amount of time, Campbell is prepared to disclose the presence of GMOs on the labels of all its US products that contain them.

The Campbell Soup Company says it fully supports federal legislation that would establish a single mandatory labeling standard for GMOs

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), which pushed for the inclusion of the provision, expressed disappointment with legislators.