Stabenow eyes GMO labeling bill by end of year

From Agri-Pulse

Federal regulators defended the safety of biotech foods at a congressional hearing Wednesday as senators prepared the groundwork for moving a compromise bill to block states from requiring labels on GMO products.

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Debbie Stabenow, who is playing a leading role in negotiations on a compromise bill, announced that she hoped to have the legislation passed by the Senate before the end of the year. Read the rest of the story here.