Canada is joining the United States in again considering a GMO labeling bill that would create a national standard. Meatingplace reports the bill is not the first GMO labeling effort considered in Canada, but the sponsor of the bill claims nearly 90 percent of the nation's citizens support labeling GM foods. All previous attempts at GMO labeling in Canada’s Parliament have fell short. The sponsor of the bill referenced a Health Canada report on food labeling that indicated “Canadians want the government to take concrete measures to ensure that GM foods are labeled.” The bill was proposed just weeks before a hotly debated GMO labeling law is set to take effect in Vermont, a state that borders Canada. Lawmakers in the U.S. continue negotiations on reaching a compromise on a national GMO labeling standard that would supersede state laws like Vermont’s. However, given the legislative calendar, if the U.S. Senate fails to reach an agreement this week on GMO labeling, the Vermont law will go into effect as scheduled.
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