Labeling

GMO Labeling Next Steps—Who Will Stabenow Dance With?

February 23, 2016 Katherine Paul, www.organicconsumers.org Strategize! Food and Agriculture, GMOs, Labeling

By Katherine Paul for Organic Consumers Association - The late, great political columnist Molly Ivins, who railed relentlessly against money in politics, would be all over the GMO labeling fight. She’d be especially keen to tackle the next battle, set to take place any day now in the U.S. Senate. On Thursday (February 25) this week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry will take up a bill introduced last week (Friday, February 19) by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.). Roberts’ bill aims to establish a voluntary labeling plan that would block Vermont from enacting its mandatory GMO labeling law on July 1.

Monsanto’s Minions In Senate Move To Kill GMO Labeling

February 21, 2016 Staff, www.organicconsumers.org Educate! Food Safety, GMOs, Labeling, Monsanto

By the Organic Consumers Association. Now that we’re so close to our first big GMO labeling victory—Vermont's mandatory labeling law scheduled to take effect July 1—Monsanto is going with the only strategy it has left to block it: a Senate version of the DARK Act. Roberts’ Senate bill is not identical to H.R. 1599, or what we refer to as the DARK (Deny Americans the Right to Know) Act. But it aims to accomplish the same thing: block states from passing mandatory GMO labeling laws. If Roberts' bill makes it through the Senate, either as is, or with a "compromise" that involves delaying the implementation of Vermont's law, mandatory labeling will die.

FDA Issues Ban On Imports Of Genetically Engineered Salmon

February 5, 2016 Abigail Abesamis, www.thedailymeal.com Resist! FDA, Food and Agriculture, Labeling

By Abigail Abesamis for The Daily Meal - Just months after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved genetically engineered salmon for consumption, the FDA has issued a ban on the import and sale of so-called “Frankenfish” until the agency determines guidelines on how it should be labeled, according to The Washington Post. The ban was made in response to language in a federal spending bill recently passed by Congress instructing regulators to forbid the sale of genetically engineered salmon until labeling guidelines are in place. The Washington Post points out that this process could potentially take years.

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