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Vermont Lawyers Sue Food Producer

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Burlington, Vt. - The Vermont Community Law Center filed a lawsuit against Pinnacle Food Group Tuesday morning.

Lawyers Jared Carter and Kenneth Miller argue that Pinnacle is misleading its customers by labeling its Log Cabin Syrup and Bird's Eye brand frozen corm as "all natural". They claim that both products contain synthetic or genetically modified ingredients.

"the labels on these particular products we think is unfair and misleading," Carter said.

This comes after the last Legislative session where Vermont's House of Representatives grappled over a bill that would require all food companies to specifically label foods that contain genetically modified ingredients. The bill died after a large food production company threatened to the sue the State.

One lawmaker says this  new lawsuit against Pinnacle could re-ignite the issue.

"I was disappointed that it didn't pass the House. So, my approach is to bring it through the Senate this time. I sit on the Senate agriculture committee. We very strongly support right to know," State Senator Philip Baruth (D) Chittenden said.

A spokesperson for Pinnacle told us that the company has heard about the lawsuit but has not received any information.

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