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Originally posted by Timber Loftis: A word on GM foods and labelling. So, due to the GMO lobbying, if Ben and Jerry's want to put "contains no rBGH" on its label, it also has to put "the FDA has determined GMO foods are not bad, etc, etc" on its label. This is wrong and offends the free market. It also offends my right to choose what I put in my body, regardless of whether it is a "nutrition" decision or some other decision. As a vegetarian, I don't like not know whether my tomatoes contain fish genes or not. And, using fish genes in tomatoes is a common thing. Can you ban "Tastes Better" on a label? Or "sugar free" or "reduced fat"? This is the result of a very strong lobbying effort by GMO producers. The situation is now simply one where a few captured government agencies (e.g. USDA, USFDA, and State Dept.) and the GMO mega-corps (e.g. Cargill, Monsanto, ADM) have colluded to create a government-sponsored oligopoly. If you want to see where farm subsidies really go, look here.

You have the right to free speech unless a big buisness says you can't [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] America the land where market forces rule unless the consumers might not want to buy our products and therefore we use our might to restrict information to nullify market forces.