this is what you'll get from the label of the future. this will be the new norm in providing consumers with information about the food we buy and eat. so this is a huge deal, which is why everybody is here. and it's going to make a big difference for families across this country. so today i want to end as i started, by truly thanking the f.d.a. and everyone else involved in this important effort. i am excited to see all the comments that come in over the coming months, and i look forward to celebrating the final label, and then ultimately seeing it on grocery shelves across the country in the years to come.

no label gives you nothing. that is it. host: what do you mean no label gives you nothing? caller: no label tells you it has no history, it has no background of telling the person with the history is of their party of their history, their current opinions get messed up without a party label. host: that is nancy in minnesota. if you go to the no labels document, the list of principles this document represents when it comes to energy issues and environmental issues, part of it says one of the goals is all and above energy strategy is the best way to lower prices for american families, saying america needs to be able to build clean energy technology. these are the principles i possible third-party could represent, should it happen. do you support or oppose the effort? pick the line that best represents you. you can text us your thoughts at (202) 748-8003. in virginia, opposed line. caller: good morning. i want to talk about joe manchin , he is a disaster for the american public. he is the man behind this scam. this is a coup to defeat joe biden, who is popular against trump. t

label nongenetically engineered labeled label, and then consumers can find out. mr. chairman, i yield back. then the consumers can find out if they want to purchase nongenetically engineered products. there are companies out there that are going to provide them. so i think this doesn't get to where a lot of people want to get, but it gets us a long way down the road. it will be able to define what this means. and put in place a workable solution that i think people should support. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 1599 and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from kansas. mr. pompeo: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. to internear a colloquy with the gentleman from texas. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pompeo: when considering the substitute report by the agriculture committee, i would like to confirm the committee was aware of ingredients perfect crifed by genetically engineered crops they contain no genetically enneared material. i yield to the gentleman from texas for his response. mr. conaway: it certainly is our understandi

that wording was all in the 2010 label that fda mandated, not in merck's label. justice sotomayor: you say earlier that the merck scientists were saying when they received this letter, the fda does not like our language. what do you suggest merck could have done without changing its label so the fda would have approved it? and why do you believe you can convince a jury that if they had done it your way, the fda would have accepted the new label? mr. frederick: as a regulatory matter, let's start with the law first. cbe regulation gives the manufacturer the right to change its label subject to revision by the fda. that never happened because merck never proposed an adequate -- justice sotomayor: we know that the fda, assuming the theory that the fda does not believe the label is adequate, what could they have done, absent the study? because the study obviously changed the fda's eye. you are saying merck could have done it. mr. frederick: there was plenty of information by that point, and dr. lang goes through the chronology. it is a beautifully done amicus brief t

labeling, allergen labeling, bioterrorism and recordkeeping and proposed updates to the nutrition facts panel. we also have our own safety and quality standards that go beyond these laws. the last thing we want is someone to get sick from the food in our grocery stores. you might ask how is this related to what we are talking about today. these are all related to the supermarket industry and where we devote time and resources. they are regulations that are not applied to chain restaurants. when the f.d.a. takes a chain restaurant menu labeling law and stretches it out to grocery stores on top of the other laws that we comply with and abide with, it shouldn't surprise anyone that the glove simply doesn't fit. we are committed to aiding our customers and making healthy choices and i will highlight three of those things we are doing. we with other grocers have a healthy initiatives departments that make informed decisions about healthy eating, something we didn't have to do but it's the right thing to do. we invested significant resources in the scoring system, a system that gives a zero t

label. now it's out of ordinary we are holding a hearing before the fda has released a formal proposal. but it is an important conversation. we must recognize food labeling reforms are not the end-all be-all which is to say they are not a silver bullet solving the nation's health and obesity issues. the committee needs to look at all factors leading to obesity and how congress can use its resources to promote a healthier lifestyle. this means examining fda's role in reviewing the safety of chemicals and ingredients that o into our foods. so foods are safe to consume it. congress can better support robust scientific research and food ingredients and i look forward to discussing this with fda leadership i would hear from fda about the progress it is made improving food safety duties. under the biden/harris administration fda face enormous challenges and regulating food safety including the 2022 infant formula shortage which are severely impacted american families. the largest reorganization in

these efforts include work to modernize labels, label claims, ingredient labels, while also taking forward our ongoing efforts to implement nutrition facts labels and to reduce sodium. these are some of the steps we're going to be taking. consumers have long been interested in fighting easier ways to identify healthful foods by looking at the label when shopping for groceries. science-based claims to help people do that. that's why we are looking at modernizing how we look at claims. claims are quick signals on food packages about what benefits the food or beverage may choose -- and they choose might have. claims can encourage the food industry to introduce new products to improve healthy qualities. food makers are going to focus on asher it's that they can advertise -- attributes they can advertise. we will see manufacturers focus more of their investment innovation on things they can talk about, like taste and value. they will be far less emphasis on coming up with the features that can improve nutrition and health. i believe there is more room for competition in the marketplace when it

our tags have a score you have front of package labeling, you have the larger back of package label,ou're talking about a lot of labels on one single food. frankly, you could put a label across the front just like a tobacco product that says this product will make you obese and i promise you people are still going to make that -- still going to buy that product if they want it. i think you're arguing apples and oranges here. everyone wants people to be healthier but in the end they'll et what they want to eat. doesn't matter what you put on there. they're going to get what their taster is set for. mr. guthrie: i'm one, i almost never pick up something that has that label on it and not read the calories. i come from wanning the calories but let's do it in a reasonable way. mr. pitts: the chair recognizes the gentleman, mr. schrader. mr. schrader: thank you. i guess for dr. wootan and ms. raskopf, and to everyone, obviously this rule is not ready for prime time. we have considerable discussion about what it's going to do how it will be implemented, i understand that. although the rules

i think it's a waste of money with all these labels. i have never in my life read a label. in perfect health. i am healed and well my mother is 91. she never counted calories and she never read a label. we eat what we want when we want and my mother is in fantastic hell. host: what's your secret? [laughter] caller: if you believe you will receive. what you say you will have. that is my secret. host: what is your question for t?r guess? caller caller: i agree on not changing the labels. with my health and my mother's health, we never read labels and never counted calories and never did any of these things. it's just a statement. host: thank you. guest: congratulations. host: can that be applied across the board? guest: i don't think so, i think people want to eat healthier. six out of 10 americans want to eat healthier and four out of five a there diet is not healthy so we need some help. i would start with the front of the package labels. you can take that information and combine it into one simple and say this product is healthier than the next and that would be a simple t

labeling, allergen labeling, bioterrorism and recordkeeping and proposed updates to the nutrition facts panel. we also have our own safety and quality standards that go beyond these laws. the last thing we want is someone to get sick from the food in our grocery stores. you might ask how is this related to what we are talking about today. these are all related to the supermarket industry and where we devote time and resources. they are regulations that are not applied to chain restaurants. when the f.d.a. takes a chain restaurant menu labeling law and stretches it out to grocery stores on top of the other laws that we comply with and abide with, it shouldn't surprise anyone that the glove simply doesn't fit. we are committed to aiding our customers and making healthy choices and i will highlight three of those things we are doing. we with other grocers have a healthy initiatives departments that make informed decisions about healthy eating, something we didn't have to do but it's the right thing to do. we invested significant resources in the scoring system, a system that gives a zero t

label will satisfy the trade obligations. north american label will not necessarily satisfy our obligations and can in no way no matter how fast we try be negotiated in the remaining 37 days to prevent retaliation. it's important to note repealing mandatory cool doesn't prevent voluntary labeling as some companies do. some critics will claim this will weaken inspections for meat imports and nothing could be further from the truth. united states department of agriculture has and will continue to provide the most rigorous science-based imported inspections inspections of foreign products to the united states whether or not it has a mandatory origin of country labeling will not affect these inspections. this legislation is desperately needed. our manufacturers and pork producers, our grape growers and ranchers have repeatedly asked us asked congress to ensure we repeal cool provisions and bring the u.s. back into compliance with our w.t.o. obligations fully and quickly. . it is important to ensure our economy is protected and th

in support of country of origin labeling. caller: i really believe labels is the only way to go.lmost feel like he is working for the non-labeling people. the main part about this, they don't have the vegetables lying there -- in the wintertime, that thing doesn't get grown in the country. it gets grown in another country. our bananas come from wherever. everything in the wintertime comes from some other country. i don't want to mess that up. as far as the meat, look at the chickens that are being killed. because of what? because they are unsafe. what is really going on, we need that labeling because i don't know if you've had a texas or mexican mesquite eating cow but they don't taste near as good as a canadian one that is fed grain. or an american one fed grain. this is not an issue that is talking about our safety as much as just who wants to make some more money without the people actually knowing what is going on. guest: i don't think people are actively trying to withdraw information from consumers. the main issue is trying to avoid that retaliation. i can assure you, i'm n

labeling. support for labeling cuts across party identification, gender age, you name it. and three states, vermont maine and connecticut, have listened to their citizens and passed laws requiring the g.m.o. foods be labeled. dozens more are considering similar initiatives including my home state of massachusetts. i understand the concern with 50 different states passing 50 different state labeling laws. i get it. that's why i support mandatory g.m.o. labeling. we need a national standard that eliminates confusion and puts the american people in charge. but unfortunately the bill before us only adds to the confusion. it codifies the existing voluntary labeling system for g.m.o. foods that hasn't worked and hasn't provided consumers the information that they want. it prements states from responding to consumer demand and requiring g.m.o. labeling and it invalidates state laws already in place. and it continues to allow foods that contain g.m.o.'s to be labeled as natural, despite the fact that 6

to label. it is complicated. we need to find a way for artists to be able to get that information in a usable format. still, having -- but not in so much detail that they miss the big picture. so, it is just another bump in the road on this digital transition, and it is not surprising that these issues would arise and we will work through them and find ways to solve them. peter: can an artist like taylor control does she have over her music and where it is played? cary: complicated answer. she does have control over her music, if it is on a -- an interactive service and only in connection with the recording, not with the musical work. she writes her own songs. she is under a government consent decree to license her music via ascap or bmi under this consent decree, so she could not remove her music from spotify based on the musical work. but she could, based on the fact that she and her record label own the rights in the master recording. so, even that is a complicated example of how an artist h

there's one good stoody on the affect of food labeling. starbucks sponsored a high quality study that found that with calorie labeling on their food, consumers bought 14 prs fewer calories. that's something that will prevent obesity. in a couple of years, we'll see that menu labeling everywhere. there's one other important aspect of health reform, which is a couple of billion a year will be devoted to prevention activities to help prevent disease from occurring we don't need reform, we need money. it has a long catch up period because it has been starved. >> you mentioned new york city. the cspi put out a report talking about new york city passing a food safety letter grade for restaurants is there evidence to show that people make better choices and does it affect the bottom line for people running the restaurant? los angeles start the movement by which a letter grade was given. an a for the clean ones, b, and f for the one that's need to close down. in l.a., you see the a or the b in the window. that has been a broom to la diners. new yo

i see him as a no label.blican ticket, but he is acting as a no label. he is doing what is good for the country with fair and utmost strength. trump, i feel he is the no label candidate. guest: thank you, first of all. you are entitled to your opinion. i want to clarify for the record that donald trump is not a no labels candidate. no labels, we are on the record saying in the 2024 campaign, no labels will not be a spoiler in favor of donald trump. that is one of our peak conditions to go forward. host: how will you determine that? what will be the gauge for that? guest: first of all, what the views and the responses of the american people are. in a few weeks from now, we are releasing a document called the common sense document on the issues. it is going to be a look at a wide range of issues that we believe our commonsense solutions to our nations problems. we are publishing a document, so as the platform of no labels and how potential candidates will respond to the common sense document, how the american p

no label gives you nothing. that is it. host: what do you mean no label gives you nothing?aller: no label tells you it has no history, it has no background of telling the person with the history is of their party of their history, their current opinions get messed up without a party label. host: that is nancy in minnesota. if you go to the no labels document, the list of principles this document represents when it comes to energy issues and environmental issues, part of it says one of the goals is all and above energy strategy is the best way to lower prices for american families, saying america needs to be able to build clean energy technology. these are the principles i possible third-party could represent, should it happen. do you support or oppose the effort? pick the line that best represents you. you can text us your thoughts at (202) 748-8003. in virginia, opposed line. caller: good morning. i want to talk about joe manchin , he is a disaster for the american public. he is the man behind this scam. this is a coup to defeat joe biden, who is popular against trump. tru

prominently labeled. the warning has to be prominent lip labeled so that people see it before making the purchase. >> do you request that those small parts not be even made and available for kids? >> well, i mean, the issue here is that they're definitely a problem for kids under 3, a potential problem for kids under 3 and 6 and there are other kids out there that once they're old enough, they can safely play with those toys. in that case, it's a matter of disclosure. >> to be clear about the standards. for products 3 and under, they're not allowed to be small parts. but for products for older children, if they do have small parts there has to be this clear conspicuous choke hard warning and it's this warning that is not clear and conspicuous online. >> so it's more with the retailers, not necessarily the toy manufacturers then? >> it could be. it depend on the communication between the online retail sexerlt manufacturer but there certainly are -- at this point the law has been in effect for quite a while

labeling is a very crude instrument. if food has to be labeled, nobody would buy them especially regarding gmo's. we do not have the educated public that we would like. i think we need to ensure consumers that genetically engineered foods are safe. and then eat them. we need greater legislation to give the fda that authority. guest: democrats line, san mateo, california. host-- host: democrats line, san mateo, california. caller: i think the testing may be adequate, but the time span is not long enough. my question is there is a lot of labeling on the products when they reach the consumer. i do not read much about adding animal parts to foods that are fit to cows for example. does your group have any interest in that topic? guest:gmo's testing, there is no way to test it for 50 or 60 years. that is what you really need to see if there are any differences. you can with animal studies to see what the effect are. you can do chemical or nutritional testing, then we do not see any difference. the basic ingredients, high fruct

label. -- a fiji label. it is one of the 60% that current marketing claims of purity from among those waters that to not label their treatment methods. consumers have no way to know whether their claims are true. only 18% of bottled waters produced a report. -- an annual report. consumers are left with marketing claims, and these are expensive. poland springs, mountain valley springs, a remedy for diseases, evian claims it is a symbol of health and general well-being. another resonates with the energy and frequency of well- being. when you pay a premium price for bottled water, you deserve more than just claims. labels and websites disclose the same information that the law requires of municipal water utilities. consumers have a right to know where their bottled water comes from, how or if it is treated, and the pollutants it contains. >> thank you. >> [inaudible] of water is a safe beverage. [inaudible] in addition, the fta has promulgated several standards of identity, including label requ

obviously get a rating and a label as will, you know gao. gov which is really terrific, i think, a really terrific news and information site about, you know, the inner workings of the agencies the government so they are all different kinds of news and information sites on-line and they will all get a rating, so that people who go there if they are look at news feed now, they only thing they see is a headline and they have no idea of who is behind it. >> guest: we have a few calls. sue sains up first. >> caller: good morning. >> host: good morning. >> caller: i didn't hear all of you you what said. i heard the beginning. i am wondering, i meant, where do you stand? where you really in the mid? >> host: mr. brill? >> guest: well, i in the middle. you know, my background and the background of everyone else involved will be completely transparent on-line, you will know exactly who we are, what we are. i have the good fortune or the bad fortune in the journalism work that i have done, i have been criticized by unions on the left and by drug and p

i see him as a no label.blican ticket, but he is acting as a no label. he is doing what is good for the country with fair and utmost strength. trump, i feel he is the no label candidate. guest: thank you, first of all. you are entitled to your opinion. i want to clarify for the record that donald trump is not a no labels candidate. no labels, we are on the record saying in the 2024 campaign, no labels will not be a spoiler in favor of donald trump. that is one of our peak conditions to go forward. host: how will you determine that? what will be the gauge for that? guest: first of all, what the views and the responses of the american people are. in a few weeks from now, we are releasing a document called the common sense document on the issues. it is going to be a look at a wide range of issues that we believe our commonsense solutions to our nations problems. we are publishing a document, so as the platform of no labels and how potential candidates will respond to the common sense document, how the american p

we have a new president, new congress, and new labels has really come together -- no labels has reallyome together. this super pac has really put some white behind our bark -- bite behind our bark. there is a lot of capital on the left a lot of capital on the right, and we will be the capital in the middle and bring everyone together. thank you everyone who of all had a very important hand here. without further it do, i want to introduce are two cochairs, joe lieberman and jon huntsman. jon huntsman is a two-term governor of utah. very important going forward. joe served the state of connecticut for 26 years in the senate. i like to think of him as a real independent. he was no labels before we ever thought of this place. without further do, let a bring both of them out. ♪ [applause] >> that is such an auspicious song. that is assigned i have iran for governor in 2004. we are to one that election. following those two, what a special moment. when people like that take this effort seriously, you know we are doing is a serious purpose. you do not waste your time, you want to be part of so

the issue of should we change .he labels we have somewhat complicated labels of ingredients and attrition. there has been a lot of -- certainly when i was in the white house, we pushed for pack labeling. and we have obviously -- obviously, i say -- in the affordable care act, it included a requirement for caloric menu labeling by any establishment that has 20 outlets or more. under a tested change or have an impact on the obesity epidemic, so i think there are a lot of different ways that the government does intersect with think it hasand i had a big impact certainly on what children eat, if nothing else. michael: jacob, in terms of federal regulation, what are ways the federal government can do to make sure that people eat more nutritious food? two basic questions. one is making people aware and giving them access to more nutritious food, and that is basically an informational problem and an access problem. which foods are in fact the ones we should be eating? my friends in the public health they we have known that for long time, and my friends outside of the community think we have no i

they consider all different factors that go into the age labeling of a product. and then once that determination is made, that triggers different legal requirements. >> you're saying that those legal requirements were not met, even in the case of hatchimals and the lol toys? >> in the case of online retail, the hazard warnings required for products that contain small parts, when the product is age graded for an older child, that that warning label was not clear and conspicuous, which is what is required by the statute. >> i would like to add, one of the things that we are calling for is for the consumer product safety commission to look into this and determine whether or not these online retailers are violating the law by not having the legally required labels. >> how hard could it be to put that warning online for the product and why aren't they doing it? >> i agree with you. it's not hard at all. we're talking about the world's largest -- some of the world's largest sellers. they absolutely should do whatever it takes to make sure kids are safe. i can't speak t

what on earth is no labels? is it a third party effort to kind of ship wreck the republicans and the democrats. is it a bunch of mushy moderates to get together to take over the world? none of the above. come to find that it is a group that respects the fact that we have a two-party system. they are endeavoring to change the center of gravity away from acrimony from the problem solving. it's a lofty objective, can it be done? for those of you who have been around politics for a while, many of you have, of course you can change the operating culture of politics. that in a nutshell is what no labels is endeavoring to do. our goal is to change the operating environment of politics here in washington and certainly among the state capitols because we know many of you have some of the same problems of grid lock. and sort of the blame game and extreme partisanship that we have here in washington. our objective is to change the operating environment of politics -- lofty and aspirational, no question about it. critical f

not all off-label uses are bad. for example often drugs are not tested in pregnant women or children but sometimes we have to use those drugs. that is an off-label use but it might be a justified use. it is very important that information about off-label use is generated by physicians and not by pharmaceutical companies. these have not been approved by the fda. some use of off label is absolutely justified. brian: by the way, and there are so many varied accounts on the internet about this, i question whether i should use these numbers, but the latest in 2014 ranking of the top biotech and pharmaceutical companies based on revenue, johnson & johnson's number one at $77 billion in novartis at $60 billion, pfizer $51 billion. glasgow smithkline, $41 billion. it seems to have jumped over the last few years. what is your experience? dr. fugh-berman: we spend more money on drugs in the united states than in any other country. and we certainly use a lot of drugs. and yes, there are some of these businesses, they are extre

they cochair the group of no labels. there were marks are followed by members of congress on the first 100 days of the incoming administration. this is 50 minutes. >> good afternoon everybody. thank you. it is a privilege to be with all of you. i think we are all getting to our seats. while we are doing that, having not had a terrific morning? let me welcome you to our lunch session. i have the privilege of meeting the wnba. that is a group of professional women athletes. i also -- i often remind them that they were two international languages -- using and sports -- music and sports. we have the benefit of playing sports, but what we have to recognize on a regular basis is that our teams cannot win unless everyone is engaged. sport.all is a team i would submit to you that teamracy is also 18 -- a endeavor. we are delighted that you are here to have the conversations about where we are going as a nation are you have been willing to step forward, and gauge, participate, and bring others along with you. is my assumption cor

the -- the labeling was approved, and it had to be labeled that way, and if you start having every different state through tort cases decide what the labeling should be, that undermines uniformity of the expert judgment of the food and drug administration. justice thomas added a concurring opinion saying i just don't believe in this implied preemption at all f we're going to hold that the federal government can do something to prevent states from regulating something, congress is going to have to be specific about it. we're not just going to assume that the states don't have power to do this sort of thing. the issues that these cases bring up first with respect to what are the words used by congress to cause the pre-sem shon, the court goes into great lengths in distinguishing preemption if the claim is based on a certain type of conduct or whether it relates to a certain type of conduct and whether that choice of language by congress, and there is very little debate ever about which actual words are going to be used, how much difference it will make, and then whether or not it will be a pre

labeling or advertising. the statute said in order to have a uniform national policy with respect to the advertising or promotion of cigarette products, prohibitions or requirements by states on the advertising and promotion of cigarettes based upon smoking and health will be out, you know, they will be precluded. the altria versus goode case came up, someone is suing because they argued that the advertising of like cigarettes was misleading. people according to the allegation smoked the the cigarettes in such a way that they actually got potentially more tar and nicotine than the regular cigarettes so that the idea of advertising them as light was misleading bfment the tobacco companies said those suits are barred and the supreme court in a 5-4 decision written by justice stevens said no, they're not. that prohibition, the explicit preemption pro hi bigs goes to prohibitions based upon smoking and heather and what the lawsuit was based upon was the unfair practices act of the state of maine, i guess it was,

menu labeling is popular. national poll, over 80% of americans support menu labeling in chained restaurants. over 100 nutrition and health organizations support menu labeling. chains from starbucks to panera to mcdonald's are already implementing menu labeling. the rest of the industry must follow suit. you know, consumers have the right to make an informed decision. it's disrespectful for the industry and their partners to argue that the american people cannot understand menu labeling. give people the ability to make their choice. you go in to eat. it's been a great day. you look at the board, you see something that you want, you look at the calories and say, today i think i will watch my calories and order accordingly. other days, bad day. bad day. you go in and you throw caution to the wind. i will order whatever i can no matter what the calorie count is. this is about the right to choose and freedom of choice. that is what we're talking about here today. this bill denies consumers the right to nutritional

no labels is a 501(c) four. host: on the issue, david says -- you need voter participation in order to diminish the vitriol as long as the primaries are dominated by flamethrowers, we will always have problems. james in kentucky -- jane in kentucky on a democrat line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i followed no labels for quite a while and really admired the work you are doing. today, in that i have have trouble identifying the problem solvers caucus members. how can i get information on who was involved in that? guest: the best bet is to contact the offices directly of the cochairs, josh gottheimer, from new jersey, or tom reed from new york. host: that could? caller: thank you. guest: next in wisconsin, independent line. caller: good morning, gentlemen. labels,upporter of no and i am wondering with all of the rich rial and pressure from extremes, have you lost -- all the vitriol and pressure, have you lost any members? my congressman, sean duffy, i asked him about the labels and he was -- about no labe

this is a big day for no labels. i have been privileged to be here as a part of no labels since the creation in 2010. the result of the vision and persistence and hard work of nancy jacobson, let's give nancy a round of applause. [applause] she started it all. and throughout the 13 years, the mission and purpose has been the same. to reunite our political parties and our people, to stop the partisanship, and incivility and refusal to compromise that divided our country and disabled our government. and always to do it with ideas, ideas that would command the support of a majority of people. throughout the last decade and the last few years, we worked hard not only give ideas to members of congress, but to help centrist republicans and democrats, and the occasional independent, to be elected to congress. and they were. they came together, and no labels encouraged the house problem solvers caucus, 60 members, 30 republicans, 30 democrats. the common sense coalition, with 10 numbers equally divided between the parties. i

same thing for organic labels. we are buying poorer quality products and paying more for them and unknowingly continuing our support for these practices. it seems like we have heard problem after problem. what is the solution? here is a start. one, congress needs to adjust the confinement and health regulations. urgency to banhe antibiotic usage among the agricultural industry because of its negative effects on the public health and the environment as a whole. as far as labeling goes, we are the ones buying into this. what you really need to do is compare food labels. you need to educate yourself on what you need to be eating. >> in addition to this, the fda needs to crack down on its standards and allow for more fair and accurate labeling of its products. after taking this journey, we now know the different backgrounds. even with this new understanding of what we are eating, it does not mean you will change your diet or what you choose to eat. now, that you are unlike and, it will make you think before you take a

i committed myself to know labels for the next four years and beyond. -- to no labels.g we are facing the worst job crisis since the great depression, and the hyper partisan gridlock in washington threatens to leave us a less prosperous and weaker america. [applause] >> i am here because i want to make my party stronger to address the tough challenges our nation faces. a win for one party is not necessarily a loss for the other party. as history as it -- has shown, things can come together in our common interests. >> today, we are here to take an oath. i pledge to spar -- to speak out against the problems that are critical for our nation's future. >> i pledge to work with people whose principles are different than my own, and i will treat my peers with respect. i will also think about advancing my own ideas. >> i pledge not to denigrate or dispirito another person because of his or her political beliefs, because i believe that human beings are bigger than their political labels. >> i pledge to demand solutions from my elected officials. i will write to my senators. i wi

we don't believe we can move forward without input from the labels, also major independent labels. as the eu project improved getting everyone and all of the stakeholder groups to agree on every single point before you roll out a particular database or product is going to be very difficult. i think we are looking at it as we want folks to be involved and folks to provide us with advice and whether it is berkeley or some other in deal most forward, i do think you have to have those stakeholder groups involved. speak to theyou digital world that we are living in now when it comes to music, a getw that has changed our music in the last 15 years? back: i think if you look to 1995, 20 years ago, people would listen to am/fm radio, hear a song that became a hit, they would like it, and go down to their tower records and buy a cd. they would buy a cd for a pretty significant amount of money, roughly $20 for a cd. i think the music industry became very accustomed to selling expensive products. there were a lot of people who were also upgrading their vinyl and cassette collection, older mus

reporter: do you see them improperly labeled online? a differentthis is issue. these are rare earth magnets, theoretically not sold, originally, there was some ambiguity -- these are sold as adult products, not considered toys by the toy industry or others. the toy standard actually has a very strong provision to ensure that hazards from strong magnets do not proliferate in toys. this is a different issue. these were originally sold as , but many,products many children got their hands on them. many parents bought these for their children. they are sort of an interesting, innovative product. but they are not intended for children, should not be in children's hands, and it is hard to tell if any are missing. the hazards are truly hidden, and the consequences of ingesting more than one or serious. serious.han one are concludes our 33rd annual toy safety report release. thank you for coming. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. v

done, trying to pass food labeling. there are a lot of reasons to think it is important. we know people do not read the nutrition facts -- people -- a small fraction of shoppers actually read the nutrition facts. jacob: some people in this room. [laughter] zeke: it is very hard to read the nutrition facts. they are not the most intuitive. you do not add up everything you eat across a day. and so we had worked for a very long time with the grocery manufacturers association to try to negotiate a voluntary fact with hope that the fda would be able to step in. very contentious negotiations. they made a big announcement to short-circuit our negotiations to do it voluntarily. of course, you have seen how much they have done voluntarily. it is contentious. what do you put on? do you put calories, do you put sugar, do you put saturated fat, do you put salt on? as jacob was saying, there is a lot of information. it depends what your main objective is and what you think would be most important. in my view, calories are very -- it

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two, as far as labeling goes, we are the ones buying into it. compare need to do is labels.ducate yourself on what you need to be eating. in addition to this, the fda needs to crack down on its standards and make more fair and realistic labeling practices on all products. >> drought taking this journey, and i now know the background of my food, but even with this new understanding, it does not mean you should change her diet or what you tuesday one day. but now that you are enlightened, it will make you think next time you take a bite. ♪ >> to watch all of the prize-winning documentaries in this year's competition, visit studentcam.org. here are some of the programs this holiday weekend on c-span. eastern, a8:00 p.m. briefing on the discovery of seven earthlike planets orbiting a nearby star. >> we are currently using the hubble space telescope to determine if they have hydrogen -helium dominated atmospheres. prosll the discussion on and cons of genetically modified food. petland'sk that all best plans are gmo is because there is nothing you buying your grocery stores, wheth

not all off label uses are bad. for example often drugs are not tested in pregnant women or children but sometimes we have to use those drugs. that is an off label use but it might be a justified use. it is very important that information about off label use is generated by physicians and the mother: scientific community and not by pharmaceutical companies. pharmaceutical companies based on re-knew and the billion of u.s. dollars. johnson & johnson at $71. roach of switzerland $52. pfizer $52 billion. senovia, $45 billion. glacks sew smith cline $43. i can go on. what is your experience with the amount of drug being bought this the united states? dr. fugh-berman: we spend more money on drugs in the united states than in any other country. and we certainly use a lot of drugs. and yes, there are some of these businesses, they are extremely successful at the very high profit margin on drugs. there are a lot of companies large and small. there has been in small specialty companies with niche drugs that are extremely exp

take the label cage free. my hands are cage free.ut i can also be cage free in a house with 30,000 hens. it simply means they are not in a one foot by one foot cage. is on the grass with its mother until the last 90-60 days of his life. that is where 90% of the beef in the u.s. is put into a feed lot, and quickly found for the last lastickly fattned for the three months of his life. >> comparing these gardens, it was obvious that they were upping the price. we are buying poor quality products and paying more for them, and anya langley -- and unknowingly continuing our support for these practices. what is the solution? one, congress needs to adjust the consignment and health regulations among cafos, banning agricultural -- those, far as labeling we are the ones buying into this. >> you need to compare food labels. educate yourself on what you need to be eating. the fda needs to crack down on its standards and enable more fair and realistic practices on its products. after taking this journey we know the different backgrounds. with an

labeling bill. i would like to ask unanimous consent to in-- to insert into the record a letter from the consumer union. i would like to also ask unanimous consent to submit into the record a letter opposing this legislation signed by countless consumer and health care organizations. and i would like to ask unanimous consent to insert into the record a "new york times" editorial entitled, a flawed approach to labeling genetically modified foods. at this time i'd like to yield 2 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from vermont is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. mr. welch: thank you, mr. speaker. vermont's g.m.o. labeling law, act 120, was signed into law in 2014 after years of hearing testimony and debate. it was the first in the nation g.m.o. labeling law, but americans should understand, 64 nations around the world have g.m.o. labeling. that law was passed by a vote of 28-2 in the vermont senate, and 114-30 in the house. it garnered support fro