WASHINGTON, DC – The American Bakers Association (ABA) thanks the Senate Agriculture Committee for its strong bipartisan support for Chairman Pat Roberts’ uniform national GMO labeling standard. Passage is critical to protecting bakers from an unnecessary and unworkable patchwork of state labeling laws.
“ABA is grateful of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s leadership in advancing this bill toward Senate passage,” said ABA President & CEO Robb MacKie. “With Vermont’s labeling deadline quickly approaching, bakers are in dire need of a national uniform standard that provides customers with clear and consistent information that they have come to expect from the industry.”
“Bakers thank Chairman Roberts for his leadership on this important issue. We urge the full Senate to support swift passage of the bill to avert an unworkable state-by-state system that would add over $1,000 to American families’ grocery bills each year,” added MacKie.
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About the American Bakers Association:
The American Bakers Association (ABA) is the Washington D.C.-based voice of the wholesale baking industry. Since 1897, ABA has represented the interests of bakers before the U.S. Congress, federal agencies, and international regulatory authorities. ABA advocates on behalf of more than 700 baking facilities and baking company suppliers. ABA members produce bread, rolls, crackers, bagels, sweet goods, tortillas and many other wholesome, nutritious, baked products for America’s families. The baking industry generates more than $102 billion in economic activity annually and employs more than 706,000 highly skilled people.
Source: American Bakers Association