Can We No Longer Trust The Labels On Our Food?
Opponents of the bill regard it as a step backwards for food transparency, and have nicknamed it the “DARK” act—which stands for Deny Americans the Right to Know.
Currently, food manufactures in the U.S. do not have to label foods containing GMOs. However, a number of states have considered implementing labeling. Few of these initiatives have passed, but processed food makers have spent millions fighting the proposed labels. Thus far, only Vermont has passed a bill that will unconditionally require labeling, while Maine and Connecticut have passed conditional laws that would go into effect if neighboring states enact similar laws.
‘Safe and Accurate’ Food Labeling Act of 2015
The summary of the bill itself offers several points which illustrate how this legislation has everything to do with protecting biotechnology and nothing to do with consumer welfare:
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the developer of a bioengineered organism intended as food to submit a premarket biotechnology notification to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A “bioengineered organism” (commonly called a “genetically modified organism” or “GMO”) is a plant or part of a plant that has been modified through recombinant DNA techniques in a way that could not be obtained using conventional breeding techniques.
Most VACCINES AND FLU SHOTS contain GMO ingredients. Chemotherapy (AKA “agent orange”) is pushed on the masses as a viable treatment for people who have been steadily consuming pesticide, fluoride, bleach, aspartame, MSG and GMO. Most developed nations do not consider GMOs to be safe. In nearly 50 countries around the world including Australia, Japan, and all of the countries in the European union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production and sale of GMO foods.
