House Passes DARK Act, Banning States From Requiring GMO Labels on Food - EcoWatch
House Passes DARK Act, Banning States From Requiring GMO Labels on Food
Legislation dubbed the Deny Americans the Right to Know, or DARK Act (H.R. 1599),
passed the House of Representatives yesterday by a vote of 275-150.
The bill preempts state and local authority to label and regulate genetically engineered (GE) foods. A Senate version of this bill has not yet been introduced.
The bill, backed largely by House Republicans,
codifies a voluntary labeling system approach, blocks the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration from ever implementing mandatory GE food labeling
and allows food companies to continue to make misleading “natural”
claims for foods that contain GE ingredients.
