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'I have the right to know what's in the food I feed my family': Gwyneth Paltrow delivers speech at Capitol Hill to push for better labeling on GMO produce

Published: 17:24 EST, 5 August 2015 | Updated: 01:56 EST, 6 August 2015

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She takes her diet very seriously, having authored cookbooks as well as featuring recipes on her lifestyle website Goop.

And Gwyneth Paltrow feels so strongly about the food she eats, she is backing the coalition Just Label It and headed to Capitol Hill, Washington, DC., on Wednesday to fight for the cause.

The 42-year-old actress is campaigning against a bill passed in July that would prevent states from passing individual genetically modified food-labeling laws.

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Close to her heart: Gwyneth Paltrow spoke at Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Wednesday to campaign for labeling on genetically modified produce

Gwyneth was accompanied by her actress mother Blythe Danner, 72, as she delivered a speech to the room about the bill titled the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 - or the 'DARK Act' as it's called by opponents (Denying Americans the Right to Know).

She said: 'I'm not here as an expert. I'm here as a mother, an American mother, that honestly believes I have the right to know what's in the food I feed my family.'

'My kids are normal American children and they eat everything everybody else eats' she said alongside fellow supporters of the campaign, Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer of California, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Jon Tester of Montana.

Family support: The 42-year-old actress was joined by her mother Blythe Danner for the important news conference

Backing the cause: Gwyneth is campaigning against a bill passed in July that would prevent states from passing individual genetically modified food-labeling laws

'I'm not here as an expert. I'm here as a mother, an American mother, that honestly believes I have the right to know what's in the food I feed my family' the mother-of-two said

'I'm a home cook and I'm a cookbook author, and I'm a proponent of organic food and healthy food when I can, but we all eat genetically modified food. It's in the food supply'

The Iron Man actress acknowledged that there are still unanswered questions about how harmful genetically modified organisms are to humans but stated that all consumers have a right to know which food contains them.

She continued: 'Much the way I want to know if my food is farm-raised, or wild, or if my orange juice is fresh or from concentrate. I also believe I have the right, and we as Americans all have the right to know what's in our food'

Stating her case: The Iron Man actress delivered a speech opposing the bill titled the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 - or the 'DARK Act' as it's called by opponents (Denying Americans the Right to Know)

'Much the way I want to know if my food is farm-raised, or wild, or if my orange juice is fresh or from concentrate. I also believe I have the right, and we as Americans all have the right to know what's in our food'

Doing her bit: Blythe - who starred in Meet The Fockers - also got up to make a speech at the Just Label It campaign

Support: Senator Richard Blumenthal smiled at the Hollywood star as he took his turn to speak

Formal setting: Blythe and Gwyneth sat alongside Senator Patrick Leahy

Just Label It - which boasts plenty of celebrity support - is a coalition of organic food companies seeking to defeat the bill in the Senate.

The mother-of-two said a petition by the group had received 200,000 signatures in six days, and that the target is to have half a million by the time the congressional recess is over at the end of August.

The actress - who has two children, Apple and Moses, with ex-husband Chris Martin once boasted about her strict macrobiotic diet but adopts a more relaxed approach these days.

The Contagion star told Women's Health in May: 'My food philosophy is: Nothing should be ruled out,'

Important causeSen. Jon Tester (D-Montana) takes the stage as other speakers watch on

Making an entrance: The blonde beauty wore an androgynous style white shirt and cropped trousers

Updates: Gwyneth checked her phone for messages as she walked through the hallway with her mother

Stylish star: Blythe looked lovely in a white suit and grey shirt as the Goop founder shared a laugh with some of the politicians behind her

Gwyneth Paltrow promotes yoga as part of a healthy lifestyle

'I don’t believe in saying, "You’re not allowed that." If my kids want a Shirley Temple with the radioactive cherry in it, go for it, you know?

'For lunch I usually have a big salad with grilled chicken, and then for dinner I’ll have whatever I want,

'Most nights I eat with the kids, like, a stir-fry of chicken and broccoli or pasta or roast chicken and potatoes.'

Oh my freshest sweetest peaches and burrata. Thank heaven for @camerondiaz and @benjaminmadden

A photo posted by Gwyneth Paltrow (@gwynethpaltrow) on Jul 26, 2015 at 5:23pm PDT