Charleston, WV (Wowk) – The delegates of the West Virginia State Capitol were employed in the house on Thursday afternoon.
The legislative session on Thursday began with arguments about a legal template that had already been discussed before, a ban on food dyes.
“Listen, I don’t want to guide this bill. I want manufacturers to stop putting poison in our food, “said Del. Evan Worrell from Cabell County.” Why can’t we rely on it? That doesn’t happen, so we have to do something. “
Worrell, a Republican, faced the legislators in his own party.
“In my opinion, a free and independent people can make this decision for themselves as long as the ingredients are listed on the label,” said Del. Chris Anders from Berkeley County.
“We have listened to a variety of references that they are poison, but that’s not necessarily true,” said Del. Marty Gearheart from Mercer County. “The Food and Drug Administration does not consider it to be poisonous. They do not consider them legitimate as legitimate.”
At the beginning of this week, the Americans for Food & Beverage Choice shared a explanation with Wowk 13 News, which shared their opposition to the invoice:
“This proposed legislation would effectively make 60% of food for grocery stores illegal and lead to higher prices, fewer selections and empty shelves at a time when most consumers have not yet recovered from over -the -counter inflation,” said the organization. “Nobody knows to what extent the food manufacturers, retailers and transport companies in West Virginia will be affected because no economic analysis has been carried out. We will not make West Virginians healthier by bringing people out of work, increasing food prices and emptying the shelves of the grocery store.
The changed ban on food dye passed and goes back to the Senate.
Another draft law led to a debate in the house concerned the political contributions of companies.
“This brings additional lightweight to these company donations. For this reason, I ask the passage, “said del. Jordan Maynor from Raleigh County.
However, a Republican colleague did not agree that the sponsored Bill Maynor in West Virginia was necessary.
“Will this make life better for our voters? I know that in my district that streets fall into the river, the needs of the water infrastructure and a completely different variety of problems such as small schools that are consolidated, “said del. Henry Dillon from Wayne County.” I don’t think they sent you here. Let us put it down. Let us do it now. I will be a fixed “no” in this case. “
Ultimately, the draft law was rejected by a vote from 41 to 54.
The house streams back on Friday morning at 11 a.m.
