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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.
Senate bill to preempt state GMO labeling
2016-02-29 18:20:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. Senate Agriculture Committee will consider Sen. Pat Roberts proposed legislation that preempts states from issuing their own mandatory labeling laws for foods that contain genetically modified organisms. read more
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Senate Committee To Consider GMO Labeling
2016-02-23 17:57:00| Food Processing
Meeting this week will try to craft a national law that would pre-empt laws in Vermont and other states.
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