OCA Cites President Obama’s Executive Order on Preemption; Calls on the President to Veto the DARK Act

FINLAND, Minn. – The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) today called on President Obama to veto any federal bill, including any version of H.R. 1599 which was recently passed by the U.S. House,  that would preempt state or federal laws requiring labels on foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

“President Obama is on record promising Americans he would make GMO labeling a priority,” said OCA International Director, Ronnie Cummins. “He also issued an Executive Order in which he said that it was his Administration’s general policy that state laws not be preempted.