CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - July 19, 2013
- July 19, 2013 |
- CEO Update
Natural product groups disagree on GMO labeling The Natural Products Association recently threw its support behind a bill that would mandate labeling of foods with genetically modified organisms, but that is one step the American Herbal Products Association is unwilling to take. Legislation currently before Congress would require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to label GMO foods. NPA has endorsed the bill, but AHPA announced earlier this week it would only support voluntary labeling, even though it acknowledged that some of its members favor mandatory labeling. "AHPA's members have diverse views when it comes to labeling products to disclose genetically engineered… Read More