If approved, the legislation -- which the U.S. House has passed and supporters hope the Senate will take up this fall -- would replace what many agricultural groups and food companies say would be a confusing, costly maze of state labeling laws that could cripple the use of GMO food.
The coalition held a rally Oct. 7 on Capitol Hill that sought to spur Senate action on the legislation. The event attracted about 140 people from a wide range of farm groups and food companies.
Nancy Johnson, executive director of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association, was among those planning to attend the Oct. 7 rally on Capitol Hill.
Food labeling has been handled on the national level for more than a century, and requiring it now for GMO food in individual
The coalition held a rally Oct. 7 on Capitol Hill that sought to spur Senate action on the legislation. The event attracted about 140 people from a wide range of farm groups and food companies.
Nancy Johnson, executive director of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association, was among those planning to attend the Oct. 7 rally on Capitol Hill.
Food labeling has been handled on the national level for more than a century, and requiring it now for GMO food in individual