DEFENDING STATE FOOD SAFETY LABELING LAWS - Despite massive public opposition, including 50,000 calls and letters from the Organic Consumers Association, the House of Representatives on March 8, 2006 passed a controversial industry backed "national food uniformity" labeling law, which would eliminate over 200 state food safety labeling laws.
The law would take away local government and states' power to require food safety labels such as those required in California and other states on foods or beverages that are likely to cause cancer, birth defects, allergic reactions, or mercury poisoning.
The bill would also prevent local municipalities and states from passing laws requiring that genetically engineered foods and ingredients be labeled. In order to become law, the bill will now have to go to the Senate for a vote. As we go to press, it appears we have created so much controversy that the bill will not pass in the Senate: http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/oca/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2752.
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