{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog","author_name":"Beyond Pesticides","author_url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/author\/beyond-pesticides\/","title":"New Mexico Senate Blocks GE Food Labeling Bill - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OIzxUOmXRh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2013\/02\/new-mexico-senate-denies-ge-food-labeling\/\">New Mexico Senate Blocks GE Food Labeling Bill<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2013\/02\/new-mexico-senate-denies-ge-food-labeling\/embed\/#?secret=OIzxUOmXRh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;New Mexico Senate Blocks GE Food Labeling Bill&#8221; &#8212; Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" data-secret=\"OIzxUOmXRh\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"(Beyond Pesticides, February 7, 2013) Despite passing the Senate Public Affairs Committee last week after an overwhelmingly positive discussion, Senate Bill 18 to amend the New Mexico Food Act, which would require the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) food and feed, \u00a0was \u201cdeemed lost\u201d after a majority of the Senate, in an extremely rare action, voted on the Senate Floor not to adopt the committee\u2019s report. Under Senate rules, this stopped the bill in its tracks and cut off any further debate or public input. \u201cEven though SB 18 is dead this year, it\u2019s clear that New Mexicans want and deserve a label that tells them whether or not their food has been genetically engineered,\u201d said the bill\u2019s author Senator Peter Wirth (D-25 Santa Fe). \u201cI greatly appreciate the Public Affairs Committee\u2019s feedback and discussion around the issue of labeling GE food, as well as Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez\u2019s leadership on this issue. GE food labels are a right New Mexican consumers deserve and, while this defeat is a setback, this discussion will continue at the state and national level.\u201d The bill passed the Public Affairs Committee five to three with Senators Craig Brandt (R-Dist 40), Ron Griggs (R-Dist [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/fwwsite.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/the-case-for-ge-labeling.jpg"}