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Senate passes GMO labeling bill

Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow makes her case for the GMO labeling compromise bill.

Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow makes her case for the GMO labeling compromise bill.

On a vote of 63 to 30, the U.S. Senate has passed the GMO labeling bill.

The bill preempts state laws requiring the labeling of genetically modified foods and establishes a federal mandatory disclosure system.

In floor debate leading up to the final vote, Senate Agriculture Committee chair Pat Roberts stressed that GMOs do not present a safety or health issue.

“Science has proven again and again that the use of agricultural biotechnology is 100 percent safe,” Roberts said.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders argued against the bill.

“This is just another shameful example of how big money interests are using their influence to enact policies that are contrary to what the vast majority of the American people want and what they support,” Sanders said.

The American Soybean Association thanked the Senate for passing the bill. ASA president Richard Wilkins says that while the bill isn’t perfect, “it’s the best legislation that can become law”. He urged the House to act quickly on the bill.

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