House subcommittee holds GMO labeling hearing
June 19, 2015 |07:48 PM
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Thursday held a hearing on the bill introduced by Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., and G. K. Butterfield, D-N.C., to make labeling of foods with genetically modified ingredients a federal responsibility and to make state labels illegal.
“Our goal here must be to ensure that families in America have access to safe, nutritious, affordable food,” Pompeo said in a news release.
“The reality is that biotechnology time and time again has been proven safe. This is simply not a debatable point. Our policy ought to reflect that and we shouldn’t raise the price for consumers.”
Pompeo also read a letter from 28 members of the House Agriculture Committee supporting the bill and the subcommittee listened to testimony from a series of witnesses.
“This morning’s hearing gave additional affirmation to the necessity for fact-based food labeling legislation,” the Coalition for Safe Affordable Food said in a news release.
“Today’s hearing is the latest indication that the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act is gaining momentum and is headed towards passage this year.”
A range of other groups oppose the legislation, however, and no bill has been introduced in the Senate, although Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., has said he is working on one.
“Our goal here must be to ensure that families in America have access to safe, nutritious, affordable food,” Pompeo said in a news release.
“The reality is that biotechnology time and time again has been proven safe. This is simply not a debatable point. Our policy ought to reflect that and we shouldn’t raise the price for consumers.”
Pompeo also read a letter from 28 members of the House Agriculture Committee supporting the bill and the subcommittee listened to testimony from a series of witnesses.
“This morning’s hearing gave additional affirmation to the necessity for fact-based food labeling legislation,” the Coalition for Safe Affordable Food said in a news release.
“Today’s hearing is the latest indication that the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act is gaining momentum and is headed towards passage this year.”
A range of other groups oppose the legislation, however, and no bill has been introduced in the Senate, although Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., has said he is working on one.
