Two former USDA Secretaries support current Secretary Tom Vilsack’s “mandatory disclosure” GMO labeling proposal. Former Agriculture Secretaries Ann Veneman and Dan Glickman said Wednesday they back Vilsack’s proposal that would ban state labeling laws and require disclosure of GMO’s on smart labels. Smart labels would direct consumers to more information online, or through 1-800 numbers. Vilsack said the system “needs to be mandatory” and needs to provide the information consumers want while not implying GMO’s are unsafe, according to the Hagstrom Report. Meanwhile, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Pat Roberts expects a vote next week on his voluntary labeling bill. Roberts says Republicans and Democrats are still working on a compromise to get the 60 votes needed for the measure to pass the Senate.