S 764 - Establishes Labeling Standards for Genetically Modified Foods - National Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- July 29, 2016
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- July 14, 2016
- Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- July 7, 2016
- House Bill Passed
- Sept. 18, 2015
- Senate Bill Passed
- July 28, 2015
- Introduced
- March 17, 2015
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Title: Establishes Labeling Standards for Genetically Modified Foods
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Title: Establishes Labeling Standards for Genetically Modified Foods
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with House amendments and adopt additional amendments to a bill that establishes regulations for labeling food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Highlights:
- Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national mandatory “bioengineered food” disclosure standard no later than 2 years after the enactment of this bill (Sec. 1).
- Defines “bioengineered food” as a food that contains genetic material that has been modified through in vitro recombinant DNA techniques not obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature (Sec. 1).
- Requires a bioengineered food to be disclosed in the form of text, a symbol, or an electronic or digital link (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes a small food manufacturer to disclose bioengineered foods through a telephone number or on a website (Sec. 1).
- Prohibits a state, county, or city from establishing a bioengineered food disclosure requirement, unless it is identical to the national standard (Sec. 1).
- Specifies that the Secretary of Agriculture is not authorized to recall a food on the basis of whether the food bears a bioengineered disclosure (Sec. 1).
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Title: Establishes Labeling Standards for Genetically Modified Foods