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  1. Charles Carter says:

    The religious right better be praying over this. If Monsanto continues and finds success we will need all of god's support as it's clear that they are out to take control of the WORLD's FOOD SUPPLY!!!!!!!!!!! They have to be stopped before it's too late. Monsanto is the most evil corporation in the world.

  2. Say No to Corporate says:

    Cosima,

    To answer your question… the FDA and USDA.

    They are supposed to keep food safe and work for The People. However, they do have ties to the biotech giant, Monsanto.

    Obama appointed Michael Taylor as deputy commissioner to FDA (food safety) and he was a lobbyist for Monsanto but he did work at the FDA before that.

    Obama also appointed USDA, Secretary Tom Vilsack, who is pro-GMO and did also lobby for Monsanto.

    Vilsack defied a court order when he partially regulated GMO sugar beets. And, Vilsack approved GMO alfalfa despite emergency warning from scientist urging him not to; Dr. Huber had just discovered a new pathogen he believes is linked to Monsanto’s Roundup Ready GMOs. The new pathogen causing death and disease is said to affect plants AND animals (rare occurrence).

    ‘Don Huber Interview – Roundup Ready GMOs – PATHOGEN NEW TO SCIENCE’ – http://saynotocorporateamerica.blogspot.com/2011/

    ‘Deeds of Destruction’ –
    http://saynotocorporateamerica.blogspot.com/2011/

    Monsanto and government officials go way back…

    * Justice Clarence Thomas worked as an attorney for Monsanto in the 1970s. Thomas wrote the majority opinion in the 2001 Supreme Court decision J. E. M. Ag Supply, Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.|J. E. M. AG SUPPLY, INC. V. PIONEER HI-BREDINTERNATIONAL, INC. which found that “newly developed plant breeds are patentable under the general utility patent laws of the United States.” This case benefitted all companies which profit from genetically modified crops, of which Monsanto is one of the largest.

    * Michael R. Taylor was an assistant to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner before he left to work for a law firm on gaining FDA approval of Monsanto’s artificial growth hormone in the 1980s. Taylor then became deputy commissioner of the FDA from 1991 to 1994.Taylor was later re-appointed to the FDA in August 2009 by President Barack Obama.

    * Dr. Michael A. Friedman was a deputy commissioner of the FDA before he was hired as a senior vice president of Monsanto.

    * Linda J. Fisher was an assistant administrator at the United States Environmental Protection Agency? (EPA) before she was a vice president at Monsanto from 1995 – 2000. In 2001, Fisher became the deputy administrator of the EPA.

    * Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was chairman and chief executive officer of G. D. Searle & Co., which Monsanto purchased in 1985. Rumsfeld personally made at least $12 million USD from the transaction. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto#Resistance_

    I can not imagine a legitimate environmental group supporting GMO anything! Monsanto didn’t work for farmers in India!

    Ever wonder why we can’t get GMO labels?!

    Or why anyone would want GMOs in a National Wildlife Refuge?

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