Monsanto and FDA Fight Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods

Monsanto and FDA Fight Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods


The nonprofit Center for Food Safety has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change its regulations and require all food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to bear labels informing consumers of this fact.

Currently, the FDA does not require such disclosure for food. Although there are no official statistics on the subject, some estimates put the amount of genetically modified corn and soy that’s used in processed foods as high as 60%.

The European Union requires labels for food and feed products that include at least 1% of GMOs.

Critics of FDA policy claim agricultural giant Monsanto is largely responsible for keeping mandatory labeling at bay. Monsanto reportedly owns more than 5,000 patents on its products, and the company has a reputation for aggressively guarding its intellectual property, which includes suing farmers whose crops are accidentally contaminated by Monsanto’s GMOs.

http://www.allgov.com/Controversies/ViewNews/Monsanto_and_FDA_Fight_Labeling_of_Genetically_Modified_Foods_111012

The public interest of the people, or the private interest of Monsanto? Boy, it's a stumper for sure, because I am reliably informed that 83% of us liberals "support" the Obama administration, so I'm probably just being victimized by propaganda again.

ending the corruption and collusion between large corporations and the government.

Sweet

...or forever be occultly served a diet of corporate-mutant food facsimile...