"US Senate Inches Toward GMO Labeling Bill"

"Congress inched closer to setting a national standard for labeling genetically-modified foods Wednesday, even as farm-state Democrats and Republicans championed the safety of GMOs and voiced frustration that most consumers don’t agree.

Surprising many, Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, said she is committed to getting a labeling bill passed by the end of this year. She appeared to support a measure passed by the full House in July which outlaws states from passing their own labeling laws and nullifies those already passed in Vermont, Connecticut and Maine.

'I share the concern about the difficulty in doing business across our country if 50 different states have 50 different standards and requirements and frankly, it won’t work,' she said."

Peggy Lowe reports for Harvest Public Media October 21, 2015.