Time
to Fix 23 + years of bad State and National Policy
Vote
NO on Rep. Pompeo's "Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act," (H.R. 1599).
The bill, is being called the “Deny Americans
the Right-to-Know Act (DARK Act),” and would do the following:
- Prevent
states from adopting their own Genetic Engineering (GE) otherwise known as
GMO labeling laws.
- Block any
attempt by states to make it illegal for food companies to put a “natural”
label on products that contain GE otherwise known as GMO
ingredients.
- Prevent
the Food and Drug Administration from requiring companies to label GE or
GMO ingredients and instead continue a failed “voluntary” labeling policy
As a long
time supporter of the GOP it pains me to realize that while under GOP
leadership, the then Vice President Dan Quayle announced the FDA's policy on
genetically engineered food (Genetically Modified Organisms or GMOs) as part of
his "regulatory relief initiative."
When Quayle
explained the flawed 1992 policy, he stated it was based on the idea that
genetic engineering (GMOs) are no different than traditional plant breeding,
and therefore required no new regulations.
And guess who
crafted this FDA new policy? The policy was crafted by Michael Taylor, a
former Monsanto lawyer who was hired by the Bush FDA to fill the newly created
position of deputy commissioner of policy.
Dan Quayle,
the man who could not spell potato, was either: miss-led or just simply got it
wrong; and yet subsequent elected Democrats and Republicans still get it
wrong.
After all,
where are the peer viewed studies that PROVE GMOs are Safe for our soils,
water, Human and Animal consumption?
In my lifetime I have heard so
called “experts” tell us that PCBs, Tobacco, Asbestos, Agent Orange, and even
DDT were safe. 50 years after known risks were proven, many of these
commodities are still on the market - GMOs are no different.
Contact Adam
Putnam, Governor Scott, all your elected State, Local and Federal
representatives and ask them - What side of history do they want to be
known to have stood for – as a protector of our Health and our State and
National soils, water and food - or someone that worked to Poison it?
It is time to
fix 23 plus years of unintended consequences of this bad policy.
Rich Earl
Lake Wales,
FL 33859
