Center for Food Safety has condemned a new bill introduced by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts that passed in Committee. It would preempt state genetically engineered (GE) food labeling laws, including the one in Vermont that is set to go into effect July 1. The draft bill was passed 14-6, and will now move out of the Committee. Three Democrats on the Committee voted to allow it to go the full Senate. Ranking Member Stabenow (D-MI) voted against the bill because it relies on voluntary, not mandatory, GE labeling.
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