Surviving Capitalism (Not) : FDA will Ban Food Makers from Telling the Truth about Non-GMO Foods

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Friday, September 24, 2010

FDA will Ban Food Makers from Telling the Truth about Non-GMO Foods

by Tony Isaacs from Natural Foods.

This piece on the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and its rulings on GMO foods serves as an example of how all government agencies serve the ruling class and not working people.

...in addition to approving genetically modified "Frankenfish" salmon without requiring a GMO label, the FDA will also be banning the inclusion of any references to not containing genetically modified content on food items which are GMO free.

And that goes for all of US government--Congress, the Executive, the Supreme Court. Read the latest revelations about tax breaks and who they really go to.