On
Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry held a
hearing on the federal regulation of agriculture biotechnology with
perspectives from producers and consumers. A recording of the hearing along
with witness testimony can be found here.
The
hearing on agricultural biotechnology was the first in 10 years and American
Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) believes it builds momentum for passing a
bipartisan legislative solution this year that would protect interstate
commerce and prevent a patchwork of mandatory state labeling laws. Ranking
Member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) made the following commitment:
“In
order to address legitimate concerns from our farmers, our food companies and
consumers, I believe we need to work together, and I am committing myself, Mr.
Chairman, to do that in a bipartisan way, to develop a bill that can pass the
Senate by the end of this year.”
AFBF
will continue to work with the Coalition for Safe and Affordable Food to find a
federal solution by the end of the year to protect farmers’ ability to use
biotech plant varieties and other innovative technologies.
For more information, visit getamoveon.fb.org.
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