Jan 19, 2013 DECCAN HERALD
When rich companies with politically-connected lobbyists and seats on government-appointed bodies bend policies for their own ends, we are in serious trouble. In the US, many senior figures from the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) industry have moved with ease to take up positions with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In 1998, senior Monsanto figure Phil Angell stated in the New York Times Magazine that Monsanto should not have to vouch for the safety of biotech food and that its interest is in selling as much of it as possible, while assuring its safety is the FDA’s job.
The revolving door between top figures at Monsanto and positions at the FDA, however, makes it very difficult to see just how the safety of biotech food can be independently guaranteed. As will be shown, this may well have important implications for India.... http://www.deccanherald.com/content/305542/enable_javascript.html
THE GLOBAL CHEMICAL BIOTECH CARTEL - AN UNPRECEDENTED POWER OVER WORLD GOOD SUPPLY http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1716244040/the-global-chemical-biotech-cartel-an-unprecedented-power-over-world-agriculture-and-human-health
VIDEO: INCESTUOUS RELATIONHIPS: THE US AGRIBUSINESSES, FOOD CORPORATIONS AND REGULATORY BODIES http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2730001051/incestuous-relationships-the-us-agribusinesses-food-corporations-and-regulatory-bodies-video
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD, PROMISES AND PERILS: Mother Nature News http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/2002-10-01/Genetically-Engineered-Food-Promises-and-Perils.aspx
>>>>>> VIDEO: A SYSTEM BASED ON PROFITS IS UNSUSTAINABLE ....Vandana Shiva on Industrial Agriculture http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1614565249/a-system-based-on-profits-is-unsustainable-vandana-shiva-on-industrial-agriculture
>>>>>> VIDEO: "GENETIC ROULETTE" http://youtu.be/wnlTYFKBg18
>> THE ECONOMIC COST OF FOOD MONOPOLIES | Food & Water Watch http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3502513832/the-economic-cost-of-food-monopolies-food-water-watch
>> THE SEED PATENT GAME: DO SEED COMPANIES CONTROL GMO CROP RESEARCH? - Scientific American http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/946593435/the-seed-patent-game-do-seed-companies-control-gm-crop-research-scientific-american
>> OBAMA TO DE-REGULATE GMO / GENETIC BIOTECH INDUSTRY : FAST-TRACKING APPROVAL, WAIVING REGULATIONS AND LIABILITY http://sco.lt/5uCx8b
>> WHO SWAYS THE USDA ON GMO APPROVALS? "REGULATORY CAPTURE" — Harvard Business School Working Knowledge
PLEASE READ THE COMMENTS AT END OF ARTICLE:
>> WHY IS OUR FOOD BEING MADE AND MODIFIED BY THE WORLD'S LARGEST PESTICIDE MANUFACTURERS? http://gmo-awareness.com/all-about-gmos/gmo-defined/
>> WHY GENETIC MODIFICATION OF CROPS AND LIVESTOCK IS INHERENTLY UNCONTROLLABLE AND HAZARDOUS http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3075683244/why-genetic-modification-of-crops-and-livestock-is-inherently-uncontrollable-and-hazardous
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