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NCGA Supports House Passage of Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act
Thu, 23 Jul 2015 15:25:07 CDT
The National Corn Growers Association Thursday praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passage of the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act. This important legislation will create a consumer-friendly, science-based labeling standard for foods made with genetically modified organisms, as well as for GMO-free foods.
"Bipartisan support for this legislation, evident on the floor during today's House vote, continues to grow" said NCGA Trade Policy and Biotechnology Action Team chair John Linder, a farmer from Ohio. "We applaud the House for tackling this critical issue head on, and now urge the Senate to act as soon as possible"
Introduced by Reps. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., and G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., a group of 106 Democrats and Republicans have cosponsored the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act. This legislation sets a uniform, common-sense national standard for labeling foods with GMOs and for GMO-free foods.
"We must pass federal legislation this year to avoid realization of the threat of an unworkable patchwork of state GMO labeling mandates which will drive up costs for farmers and consumers alike," Linder said. "With Vermont's state labeling law is set to take effect next July, the looming impacts of this situation increase the urgency of the need for Congress to act on a national labeling law."
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