Posted
October 27, 2014
On
November 19, from 2:30 - 3:30 (EST), the Agricultural & Food Law
Consortium will host a free webinar that focuses on GMO labeling laws,
proposals, and initiatives titled, Mandatory GMO Labeling Laws:
Overview and Status of Current Legal Issues.
Ross
Pifer, (J.D., LL.M.) Director of the Agricultural
Law Resource Reference Center at Penn State Law, will be the
presenter.
The
Consortium is a first-of-its-kind multi-institutional collaboration
designed to enhance and expand the development and delivery of authoritative,
timely, and objective agricultural and food law research and information.
The Consortium is funded in part by a $750,000 multi-year grant provided by the
USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Agricultural Library. Led by
the National Agricultural Law Center, the Consortium is a multi-year
partnership that includes the following members:
· The
National Sea Grant Law Center at the
University of Mississippi School of Law;
· The
Agricultural
Law Resource and Reference Center at Penn State Law; and
· The
Agricultural & Resource Law Program
at The Ohio State University.
Within the
past decade, ballot initiatives and legislative proposals addressing the
labeling of “Genetically Modified Organisms,” commonly known as “GMOs,” have
been proposed in several states across the country, as well as on the federal
level. Recently, voters in two states considered legislation and others
are sure to arise in the future. This program is designed for anyone
interested in learning more about this active area of law and policy,
specifically including non-attorneys and students. As time permits, there
will be a Q&A session.
Shortly
before the webinar begins, click here (https://uaag.adobeconnect.com/gmolabeling/) and
sign in as a guest using your full name, or the name you wish to use for
purposes of the webinar. Before viewing the webinar, please visit this
link to confirm your ability to connect to the server.
