Members of the Canadian Parliament voted against approving mandatory labeling of genetically modified [GMO] foods in a vote in the House of Commons [May 17].
The private members bill C-291 — introduced by Pierre-Luc Dusseault, the NDP (New Democratic Party) MP for Sherbrooke, Quebec — was defeated by a significant margin, with 67 yeas, and 216 nays.
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The debate in Canada follows the passage of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law in the US, which was signed into law by President Obama in 2016.
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