Sell-out politicians reintroduce bill to keep Americans in the dark about GMOs in their food
by: J. D. Heyes
NaturalNews.com
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Two U.S. congressmen have introduced a measure that would essentially shut down all state efforts to require foods to carry labels outlining and detailing all genetically modified ingredients.
The bill, from Reps. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., and G. K. Butterfield, D-N.C., is being sold in Congress as a legal mechanism that provides “important reforms to America’s food supply,” according to a press release from Pompeo’s office.[PDF] The release went on to note the bipartisan nature of the measure, citing support from 17 additional co-sponsors (nine Republicans and eight Democrats), the majority of whom sit on either the House Agriculture or Energy and Commerce committees.
The press release further noted:
The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 will ensure that America’s farmers will continue to be able to innovate and improve the quality and quantity of their crops and provide nutritious, affordable food on families’ tables both here and across the world.
Without the reforms in this legislation, a patchwork of state GMO labeling laws could mislead consumers and increase food prices for families. This bill preserves and affirms the FDA’s role in food safety, while ensuring that all Americans’ desire to know what’s in their food is respected. To that end, this legislation includes a new provision to allow those who wish to label their products as GMO-free to do so by through a USDA-accredited certification process.
No “right to know”
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