Organic means non-GMO, members told legislators
NPA wants to ensure that the definition of organic will not be changed to include non-GMO products through any pending or future legislation related to labeling foods containing genetically modified organisms, Neil Levin, nutrition education MGR for NOW Foods, told Tony DeMarino, special assistant for Illinois Rep. Tammy Duckworth. NPA also is supporting a grassroots lobbying campaign to raise awareness of the issue.
Duckworth also is a member of the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus, a bipartisan and bicameral group of legislators who discuss with other lawmakers the benefits of supplements. NPA also hoped to recruit more participants during members’ visits on the hill.