A message from the leader Organic Consumers Association Pledge to tell my Senators what I think of their votes on GMO labels. Posted By: Organic Consumers Association (campaign leader) It took months of dogging the office gatekeepers and synchronizing schedules. But as promised, the Organic Consumers Fund arranged meetings with 10 (well, eight, technically), of the 71 U.S. Senators who on May 24, 2013, voted against the Sanders Amendment to the Farm Bill. (The Sanders Amendment, introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), was intended to definitively establish that states have the right to label genetically engineered ingredients in food sold in retail stores). What we learned was this: Not one out of the 10 senators, including staunch Republicans who historically have fought for states rights, would commit to rejecting federal legislation intended to preempt or overturn states rights to label genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products. Not one. On the upside, we were able to deliver our message, and let it be known that consumers—and voters—in these 10 states expect lawmakers to take GMO labeling laws seriously. Read the wrap-up More background on the 10 Senators Non-GMO Project
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 14:41:17 +0000
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