Safe & Accurate Food Labeling Act Opposition Conclusion.

Labeling War Against Genetically Modified Organisms

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•House of Representatives- April 9•Washington

•“Prevent individual states from passing legislation requiring the labeling of food and beverage products containing bioengineered ingredients”



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•Allows FDA to regulate “Natural”

•Prevent suggestion of “Safer”

•Marni Karlin- Organic Trade Association•“8 out of 10 American families who buy organic products, want to know what is in their food.”

•Scott Faber- Environmental Working Group•“More than 90 percent of Americans support labeling of GE foods,”



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•VERMONT- •Senate 26-2 vote for a bill that would require labeling of foods that contain genetically modified ingredients•Vermont could become the 1st state in the nation to enact such a law

•The bill would require food sold in Vermont stores that contain genetically modified ingredients to be labeled starting July 2016.



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•Connecticut and Maine — •Passed labeling laws, but both delayed implementation until neighboring states join them, a strategy designed to insulate them from being sued.



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A Long Road Ahead

MeatPoultry.com: http://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/news_home/Regulatory/2014/04/GMO_labeling_bill_pr

oposed_in.aspx?ID={7A4D60BD-9605-474E-AAA9-A2FAC75EFB69}Burlington Free Press:

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2014/04/15/vermont-senate-

votes-26-2-for-gmo-labeling/7739819/



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