Monsanto buys congress

The House last week passed "H.R.1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015" by a margin of 275-150. This law would deny states the ability to require producers of genetically engineered food products from having to disclose them to the public.

A very few states have managed to pass laws requiring companies to label GMO food, just as at current count, 64 foreign countries have done. 100 million dollars later Monsanto has managed to get this bill passed to prevent this and to invalidate those state's labelling requirements... thank you representatives http://countryplans.com/smf/Smileys/default/angry2.gif

I've come to realize that most Americans really don't know what a genetically modified organism is, if you don't please google for a definition. As always, watch your sources, from both sides. What we are currently talking about is trangenesis of DNA from unrelated organisms. A relative representing hundreds of seed companies and his plant pathologist wife were here last week, the coming twist is sysgenesis, hopping evolution on the backs of viruses. I would certainly rather we didn't play God, we're not that bright. I do think we need to demand the right to know whether someone has tampered with our food. These folks are not interested in feeding the world, these are power brokers, the same people who brought us chemical warfare. The end game is who will control the food supply of the planet, who will get food. If they are as blinded as I think, it may end up being no one.

In many places you get a lot of blank looks and "so-what" shoulder shrugs if you mention GMO. Very sad state of affairs. http://countryplans.com/smf/Smileys/default/sadsm.gif Mass confusion over the label "natural" as well.


This link shows how your rep voted, so you can ask them why or congratulate them. http://countryplans.com/smf/Smileys/...t/shocked2.gif This time my rep agreed with me! Doesn't always happen. http://countryplans.com/smf/Smileys/default/hmm.gif


While having one system of labeling for the entire country would be good, it is only good if the law means that the origin must be noted as GMO / Non GMO, IMO. There are lot of seemingly good points being made in favor of the bill. Like many Gov Bills the title is misleading.

Note, there is another bill, HR 913 that is a good bill but is still in committee. Call your rep button on that page

And on the good side... it is commonly thought that when the senate gets to its version of HR 1599 they will not pass it.

This is one of the reason the wife and I bough our property so we could plaint a large garden using heirloom seeds. I thank the big corporations takes profit's over our well being. I wonder how much they spent getting this bill passed?