Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts postponed the planned markup of his GMO labeling bill until next week.
The Kansas Senator said in a press advisory the markup was postponed “due to changes on the Senate floor,” adding the new time will be announced later.
Roberts distributed a letter of support for his bill Wednesday, according to the Hagstrom Report.
The letter was organized by the Coalition for a Safe, Affordable Food Supply, a group that opposes state labeling laws.
The bill would serve as a national voluntary GM labeling standard that stops state laws, such as the Vermont mandatory labeling law taking effect this July.
So far, no Democrats have publicly announced support for the bill in its current form.
Roberts has indicated the bill is subject to amendments and was designed as a framework for the labeling discussion.
