Toothless GMO Labeling Bill Signed by President

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Cornucopia’s Take: The President has decided to ignore the outpouring of citizen opposition to the GMO food (non)labeling bill passed by Congress, and has signed into law a big gift to Monsanto and their biotech allies.


President Obama & Ag Secretary
Vilsack view the 2012 Iowa drought
Source: USDA

Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 2607, H.R. 3700, H.R. 3931, H.R. 3953, H.R. 4010, H.R. 4425, H.R. 4747, H.R. 4761, H.R. 4777, H.R. 4877, H.R. 4904, H.R. 4925, H.R. 4975, H.R. 4987, H.R. 5028, H.R. 5722, S. 764, S. 2893, S. 3055, S. 3207
White House Office of the Press Secretary

On Friday, July 29, 2016, the President signed into law:

S. 764, which directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national mandatory bioengineered food disclosure standard

Read the entire listing of recently signed laws.

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