Association for the production and sale of food products is seeking a court injunction to prevent the state of Vermont to apply its law on labeling GMO products (Act 120) up until will not be issued a final decision in the resulting lawsuit challenging this law.

In court documents filed on Thursday, the Association of manufacturers of grocery products (GMA), the Association of manufacturers of snacks, international dairy food Association and the national Association of manufacturers achieve effective "stop the clock"until it is set, whether legitimate Act 120 (which comes into force in July 2016).

Representatives of the associations believe that Vermont came into political conflict and adopted the Act 120, a law that is unconstitutional , to soothe the active segments of the population who oppose genetic engineering. The plaintiffs are seeking a preliminary injunction that enjoins the defendants not to apply the Act 120, until the proceedings in this case.

The Association argued that the Federal law does not require labeling of food products also included the labeling of GM plants, because this action has no rational justification. Act 120 has no rational justification and undermines the belief that the government supports the business.

However, the Act 120 have some supporters in the industry at a high level, including the co-founders of Ben & Jerry Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen.

The GMA has many claims to act 120, but its main argument is that the Act 120 violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, because it forces manufacturers to convey the message that they don't want to pass and does not allow them “to describe their products in accordance with your choice, which needs no justification”.

However, in an attempt to dismiss the lawsuit, the attorney General of the state of William Sorrell stated that the Act 120 does not violate the First amendment because the information he requires, is a statement of fact, and the law does not require manufacturers indicated a certain point of view, for example, whether genetically modified foods are good or bad.

Unlike laws on labeling GMOs in other States (Maine, Connecticut, Vermont law (Act 120) has no point, giving rise to automatic application, and will take effect July 1, 2016, regardless of the reactions of other States.

Therefore, opponents of labeling GM products chose Vermont as a place of legal battles, which will be monitored by the stakeholders, including States that are currently considering the adoption of such a law.