The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked a bill that would nullify state and local efforts requiring food makers to label products made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, as the industry races to stop a Vermont law from taking effect July 1.
The proposed legislation, from Republican Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas, comes amid growing calls for transparency in the U.S. food system. Labeling advocates oppose the bill because it leaves the decision to disclose GMO ingredients to the companies whose products contain them.
The bill is known as the Biotech Labeling Solutions Act by supporters and the Deny Americans the Right to Know, or DARK, Act, by opponents. Proponents of the legislation on Wednesday failed to obtain the necessary 60 votes to advance the bill in the Senate, with 49 yes votes and 48 no votes.
Roberts vowed to keep fighting as the deadline looms for Vermont's law - which requires labels on food products containing GMOs - to take effect.
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8 comments:
Good job of defending the corporations, as usual.
Blocking this law is in defense of the People. Senator Pat Roberts is the one trying to let the corporations have their way.
I'd just like to know, what've they got to hide? Why wouldn't a food company want you to know their product uses GMOs? What it is, is a GD shame we've got to pass a law to make 'em do it.
11:04. So the people don't want to be informed about what they are eating? Is that your point?
10:09 You mean, good job not caving to the vocal minority who wants to make extra money selling you stuff? GTFO with the "natural", "free range", "organic" and "non gmo" crap. Here's an interesting fact, there is a local crop share farm that advertises "free range, organic" chickens for major bucks. Go check out their trailer and find the commercial southern states meat grower ration on pallets. You people just suck up the money grabbing fads in every industry.
Drew: My point (11:04) was that a Republican Senator is the one trying to prevent people from obtaining information about their food.
5:28. Sorry, miss read your comment.
These are our "representatives". LOL!!
Have you asked them "WHO are you representing?" lately?
They sold "we, the people" out to line their pockets. Cancer risk?? Not if we don't know....
Contamination? Who can know?
Diseases? Use of banned chemicals? C'mon, man, you don't need to know that.
Don't be angry. YOU voted them in (he's a Republican).
Might be a good time to get those addendum's to your health insurance.
Keep cheering.
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