WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday criticized the Clinton administration's plan to reassure consumers that gene-spliced foods are safe, saying the initiative did not go far enough.
California Sen. Barbara Boxer urged the White House to abandon its plan for voluntary labeling guidelines on foods containing genetically modified ingredients such as soybeans, corn or potatoes.
Boxer introduced legislation earlier this year that would require mandatory labels on all biofoods as a way to give American consumers more information at the grocery store.
"The voluntary labeling guidelines now under administration consideration would be a hollow step because the decision to label is left up to the manufacturers, most of whom have already chosen not to label," Boxer said in a statement.
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