date:Feb 04, 2013
Legislation introduced in early January by New Mexico state senator Peter Wirth that would have required the labeling of bioengineered foods sold in the state was rejected by the state legislature due to a procedural issue. Mr. Wirth said he will not reintroduce the bill during this session of the states legislature.
According to the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper, a procedural mistake meant that after the senate voted to reject a report on the bill from the Senate Public Affairs Committee on J