Sen. Cotton Applauds Committee Efforts on GMO Labeling Legislation
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., applauded the Senate Agriculture Committee’s efforts to find a compromise on legislation that would pre-empt a Vermont regulation that on July 1 would require labels for genetically modified foods (see 1606020047). “Arkansans could see their grocery…
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bills increase by more than $50 each month to pay for compliance costs,” Cotton said in a statement (here). “And this law could also effectively require food products to have different labels in every state or even every locality.” A Cotton spokeswoman in an email highlighted laws set to take effect in Connecticut, Maryland and California, which the senator believes will be "extremely expensive," she said. Republicans and Democrats are arguing over whether the national labeling standard that would be enacted through the bill should be voluntary or mandatory, respectively. Senate legislation on the issue has stalled since a March vote to prevent a final vote on it (see 1603170023). The House passed similar legislation last July (here).