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On the recordJune 17, 2015
The issue here is not so much whether GMOs are safe. The issue is whether individual purchasers, consumers, who purchase food have a right to know that GMOs are part of the food they are buying.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch emphasizes consumer rights to know about GMOs in food.

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