By Wenonah Hauter – EcoWatch, 22 February 2016
#DARKAct is back w/new bill in Senate. This is our last hope to block it! Take action >> https://t.co/im7xRaufsA pic.twitter.com/BLeHMYgQg8
— Center 4 Food Safety (@CFSTrueFood) February 22, 2016
Source: http://ecowatch.com/2016/02/22/dark-act-bill-senate/
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) has released a draft bill that can best be described as the Denying Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act. The bill would prevent states from requiring labeling of genetically engineered (GMO) foods and stop pending state laws that require labeling from going into effect.
We urge senators to oppose this bill that will ensure that big food processing companies and the biotechnology industry continue to profit by misleading consumers or any version that would result in anything less than mandatory on-package labeling.
The vast majority of the public wants to know if the food they buy contains GMO ingredients. It’s time for Congress to create a mandatory on-package labeling requirement so people can decide for themselves whether they want to eat a food that has been produced using genetic engineering. Instead, Sen. Roberts’s bill would strip away the power of the states to protect the public’s right to know what is in their food.
We urge senators not to support this bill. The majority of Americans support labeling for GMOs and will hold their elected officials accountable if they vote to strip away transparency about how their food is produced.
More information
GMO Labeling: The Shocking Draft Text of the New Dark Act
Sustainable Pulse, 22 February 2016
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