The DARK Act was defeated in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, infuriating Monsanto who had lobbied to make it illegal for food producers to label GMO ingredients on their products. The failure to outlaw GMO labeling represents a huge victory for American consumers and for the Environmental Working Group, which helped organise opposition against the bill. Naturalnews.com reports: I spoke to industry insiders this morning who confirmed that the offices of many U.S. Senators were hit hard with a “tidal wave of calls” from concerned Americans. Even many Republican senators are starting to come around on this issue, and GMO labeling continues to gain steam across the country as food consumers increase their demand for honest food labels and overall food transparency. The Environmental Working Group released a statement on the victory: In a major win for consumers, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) failed to earn the votes he needed to stop debate on a bill known to opponents as the Deny Americans the Right to Know Act, or DARK Act. According to EWG, the defeat of the DARK Act offers Congress the opportunity to find a compromise for a national mandatory GMO labeling measure that consumers and industry can support. [...]