> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.foodconsumer.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Tell congress to protect your right to know: Oppose the dark act - URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/gm_label_0701140131/ - Published: 2014-07-01T14:18:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-22T16:29:31.000Z - Description: A campaign alert against HR 4432, which opponents call the DARK Act. The bill would stop states from passing GE labeling laws and bar the FDA from requiring GE labels, keeping a voluntary policy no company has used in 13 years. It now has 25 co-sponsors. - Author: Food Consumer - Tags: Politics, #vivvo-import [**TELL CONGRESS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW: OPPOSE THE DARK ACT** ](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action%5FKEY=14356&ref=foodconsumer.org) [DONATE](https://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate%5Fpage%5FKEY=9256&ref=foodconsumer.org) Supporter, We alerted you back in April when the Grocery Manufacturers Association, along with allies like Monsanto and Dow, teamed up with Koch-backed Congressman Mike Pompeo of Kansas to introduce [a federal bill that would deny your right to know what is in your food. ](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action%5FKEY=14356&ref=foodconsumer.org) This bill, (HR 4432), which has been called the “Denying Americans the Right-to-Know Act” (DARK Act), is on the march and has just gained 20 new Republican co-sponsors, bringing the total up to 25.**That’s 25 members of Congress who stand with industry in an effort to keep consumers in the dark.** [**Tell your legislators to stand up for your right to know**](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action%5FKEY=14356&ref=foodconsumer.org)[.](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action%5FKEY=14356&ref=foodconsumer.org) This backwards bill would: - Prevent states from adopting their own GE labeling laws. - Block any attempt by states to make it illegal for food companies to put a “natural” label on products that contain GE ingredients. - Prevent the Food and Drug Administration from requiring companies to label GE ingredients and instead continue a failed “voluntary” labeling policy. GE labeling is important to Americans, with over 90% consistently supporting transparency in the marketplace through mandatory GE labeling. In 2013 and 2014 there were over **70 GE labeling bills and ballot initiatives introduced across 30 states,** with laws being passed in Maine, Connecticut and Vermont. **The DARK Act would shut down these efforts and replace them with an undemocratic, hollow “voluntary” labeling scheme**. **In the 13 years that FDA has allowed companies to voluntarily label GE foods, a total of zero companies have done so.** This is not the solution consumers have been demanding. [**No more corporate handouts. Tell Congress to OPPOSE the DARK Act!**](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action%5FKEY=14356&ref=foodconsumer.org) Even though Americans overwhelmingly support labeling, **there is a disastrous momentum behind the DARK Act.** **Instead of joining the 64 countries across the world that require GE labeling, these 25 co-sponsors are actually promoting consumer confusion**. While countries like South Korea, Japan, China, Brazil, South Africa and the entire European Union care about their citizens’ right to know what is in their food, some in Congress are instead **working on keeping Americans in the dark.** [**Tell Congress to OPPOSE the DARK Act and SUPPORT mandatory GE food labeling!**](http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1881/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action%5FKEY=14356&ref=foodconsumer.org) Thanks for all that you do, Center for Food Safety **CONTACT US** CFS welcomes your questions and comments. Please contact us at [office@centerforfoodsafety.org](mailto:office@centerforfoodsafety.org), or at one of our offices. National Headquarters 660 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, #302 Washington, DC 20003 phone (202) 547-9359 | fax (202) 547-9429 [www.centerforfoodsafety.org](http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/?ref=foodconsumer.org)