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Advocates, lawmakers push GMO labeling of food and seeds
2016-03-10 07:09:24| Footwear - Topix.net
Consumer rights advocates are back at the Capitol to support a bill that would require GMO labeling on New York food. Republican Sen. Kenneth LaValle and Assembly Democrat Linda Rosenthal have proposed a bill that would require labeling of all food, seeds and agricultural products made from genetically modified organisms.
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GMO labeling bill passes committee, but more work to be done
2016-03-07 17:53:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The Senate Agriculture Committee passed Sen. Pat Roberts bill that would ban state GMO labeling laws by a vote of 14-6. read more
Voluntary or Mandatory? Senate Faces Off on GMO Labeling
2016-03-04 20:55:00| Food Processing
Days after Senator Pat Roberts got the 'go' on his voluntary GMO labeling bill, a mandatory GMO labeling bill has been proposed by Senator Jeff Merkley.
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Sen. Pat Roberts' GMO labeling bill passes ag ctte: 'What we're...
2016-03-02 09:17:44| Biotech - Topix.net
Sen. Pat Roberts' GMO labeling bill passes ag ctte: 'What we're facing is not a safety or health issue, it's a market issue' A bill that would pre-empt state laws that mandate GMO labeling and set up a federal voluntary labeling system instead, has passed in the Senate Agriculture Committee 14:6, but faces an uphill battle when it goes to the Senate floor for a vote. The bill - proposed by Senate Agriculture Committee chairman Pat Roberts - would require USDA to establish a national voluntary standard for defining and labeling bioengineered foods within two years, and directs the agriculture secretary to engage in a 'science-based' consumer education initiative about the benefits of agricultural biotechnology.
AFFI Commends Senate Agriculture Committee For Advancing Responsible Food Labeling Legislation
2016-03-02 06:44:52| dairynetwork News Articles
The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) recently commended the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture for approving legislation that would establish a federal labeling standard for food and beverage products made with genetically enhanced ingredients (GMOs).
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