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Campbell, which makes brands including Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Plum Organics and V8, will both begin disclosing genetically engineered ingredients on its own labels, as well as push for a federally mandated labeling system for foods that contain such ingredients, the New York _Times_ reports. “We’re optimistic that a federal solution can be reached in a reasonable amount of time, but if that’s not the case, we’re preparing to label all our products across the portfolio,” Denise Morrison, chief executive of Campbell, told the _Times_. The new labeling will take up to 18 months. **Read More**: [_7 Things You Need to Know About GMO Salmon_ ](http://time.com/4120648/fda-approved-aquabounty-gmo-salmon/) Morrison said about three-quarters of Campbell products contain ingredients derived from corn, canola, soybeans and sugar beets, which are the four largest genetically modified crops. \[[_NYT_](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/08/business/a-new-fact-on-the-food-label.html)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4172725/campbell-soup-labels-gmo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4172725/campbell-soup-labels-gmo/"},"headline":"Campbell Soup Labels Will Identify GMO Ingredients","datePublished":"2016-01-08T15:16:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:54:15.383Z","description":"The company's brands include Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Plum Organics and V8","url":"https://time.com/4172725/campbell-soup-labels-gmo/","keywords":["Food"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4172725/campbell-soup-labels-gmo/","name":"Campbell Soup Labels Will Identify GMO Ingredients"}}]}] ```