Sen. Pat Roberts’ voluntary labeling legislation is being rushed through Congress and must be opposed. There is no time to lose. Urgent Action Alert!
Last week, we reported that another voluntary labeling bill in the Senate was in the works, introduced by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS). Last Friday the bill was released, and it has already been scheduled for a mark-up—when a committee debates and amends a piece of legislation. This means the bill could be considered by the full Senate as early as this Friday.
The speed with which this bill is moving through Congress is a testament to the power of the biotech industry and Big Food lobby, which is desperate to pass voluntary labeling legislation before Vermont’s mandatory labeling law goes into effect. When crony forces push hard enough, Congress can move rather swiftly: it is rare for such a major bill to be in the mark-up phase just seven days after being introduced.
Sen. Roberts’ bill has some minor differences with the House-passed Pompeo bill, but the main points are the same: the bill would preempt mandatory labeling efforts by the states and institute instead a voluntary labeling standard.
The alarming rate at which this bill is moving means we must act now to stop the legislation dead in its tracks.
Urgent Action Alert! Write to your senators and urge them to vote NO on Sen. Roberts’ voluntary GMO labeling bill. Please send your message immediately.
Other articles in this week’s Pulse of Natural Health:
Turning Up the Pressure on PBS
Natural Alternative 10,000 Times More Effective than Chemo
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