미국 코넷티컷주 상원에서 유전자조작식품(GMO) 표시를 의무화한 법률 타협안을
통과시켰다는 소식입니다.
이번 유전자조작식품(GMO) 표시 의무 규정은 코네티컷 주와 인접한 주들 중 1개 주를
포함하여 다른 4개 주에서 이와 유사한 법률을 채택할 경우 발효될 예정입니다.
이번 유전자조작식품(GMO) 표시 의무 법률안은 Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey 주 중에서 이와
비슷한 법안을 채택한 주들의 인구 총합이 2천만 명을 초과해야 한다는 규정도 있습니다.
현재 인구가 1천9백만 명인 뉴욕(New York)주에서 유전자조작식품(GMO) 표시를 의무화한
법률이 의회에서 논의되고 있는데요… 뉴욕주의 법률 통과가 코넷티컷주 GMO 표시제의
관건이 될 것으로 예상됩니다.
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Conn. Senate approves compromise bill on labeling of genetically modified foods
USA Today 5:11 p.m. EDT June 3, 2013http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/03/conn-senate-%20genetically-modified-food-labeling-bill/2385905/
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The Connecticut Senate on Saturday approved a compromise bill that would require special labels on food that contains genetically modified ingredients, so long as other states pass similar legislation.
The unanimous vote came shortly after legislative leaders announced they had reached bipartisan agreement. It had appeared questionable whether the General Assembly would pass a genetic labeling proposal this session because the House and Senate had advanced competing bills. This year’s session ends on June 5.
House Speaker Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden, said the House is committed to taking up the bill next before the legislature adjourns.
“This is a great day, that we in Connecticut can lead the way on helping moms and dads across Connecticut – and I think this will catch on across the nation – so they can be informed and make informed choices when buying food for their kids and for themselves,” said Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, R-Fairfield.
The compromise legislation, which moves to the House of Representatives for further action, requires food that is entirely or partially genetically engineered to be labeled with the words “Produced with Genetic Engineering” on the packaging. The mandate would take effect after four other states, including one that borders Connecticut, enact a similar law. Also, it requires the aggregate population of any Northeast states (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania or New Jersey) that enact such labeling laws to comprise a population of more than 20 million people.
Senate President Donald Williams Jr., D-Brooklyn, said if New York, which has a population of about 19 million people, passes a similar labeling requirement, the new Connecticut law would take effect given his state’s population is about 3.5 million people. There have been concerns that Connecticut consumers might face higher prices if the state was the first to require labeling.
“There was a lot of feeling that there needed to be at least a regional market, some significant population group, at least in the Northeast,” Williams said.
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