Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, has introduced a bill to develop a national labeling standard for foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMO) which would pre-empt state laws, such as law in Vermont scheduled to go into effect July 1.
Roberts scheduled a meeting to consider the bill on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. A similar bill, HR 1599, passed in the House last year.