Senate Democrats are pushing the Agriculture Department to create a labeling standard for products made with genetically modified organisms (GMO) that is consumer-friendly.
Congress passed a law in July ordering the agency to create a national labeling standard within two years.
The law allows food producers to use QR codes that can be scanned with smartphone. In a letter Tuesday [Nov. 7] led by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), nine Democrats and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asked Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to consider the obstacles Americans could face in gaining that information electronically.
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The senators recommended QR codes and other electronic disclosure methods not be used until broadband internet access is universal.
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