Iowa Senate panel considers GMO labeling bill

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Senate panel planned Wednesday to hold a public hearing on a bill that would require labeling of genetically modified foods, though even supporters acknowledged it has no chance of passage this session.

The Senate Agriculture Subcommittee will hold the hearing on the bill, though a legislative deadline would require it to be approved by the full Senate and a House committee by Friday, making its passage virtually impossible.

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