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AFBF President Encouraged by GMO Labeling Initiative
Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:22:44 CDT
Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release upon today's introduction of the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, by Representatives Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.):
"As the nation's largest general farm organization, the American Farm Bureau represents farmers and ranchers who use every type of agricultural production system to provide the safest food possible both here in the U.S. and abroad. Our farmers and ranchers are encouraged by the bipartisan leadership of Reps. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.), G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Jim Matheson (D-Utah) and Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.) for introducing H.R. 4432, The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act. This measure will make it clear that the Food and Drug Administration should be the nation's foremost authority on the use and labeling of foods containing genetically modified ingredients.
"The diversity of innovative options farmers and ranchers have in regard to how they grow our food is one of the reasons U.S. consumers enjoy a wide variety of foods that are also among the most affordable in the world. Farm Bureau supports all production practices - and common sense, science-based regulations - that ensure consumers are receiving safe and healthy food. But we will stand adamantly opposed to those who want to take tools and technologies away from America's farmers and affordable choices away from consumers.
"The GMO labeling ballot initiatives and legislative efforts that many state lawmakers and voters are facing are geared toward making people wrongly fear what they're eating and feeding their children. They undermine the public's understanding of the many benefits of biotechnology in feeding a growing population - and keeping costs down. With the introduction of this legislation and the leadership of the bill's sponsors, Farm Bureau looks forward to a national-level discussion that will affirm FDA's role in assuring consumers about GMO safety and reduce the confusion that would result from a patchwork of state labeling initiatives."
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