Why Does the FDA Say That Americans Don't Have the Right to Know Which Foods Are GENETICALLY MODIFIED?

Question

The FDA declared GE foods to be safe in the face of broad disagreement from its own experts -- all the while claiming an overwhelming scientific consensus supported its stance.

Evidence shows the agency flagrantly violates the U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, which mandates that new food additives be demonstrated safe through testing before they are marketed. While the FDA admits that bioengineered organisms fall under this provision, it claims they are exempt from testing because they are "generally recognized as safe", even though their own scientists disagree.

Every genetically engineered food in the U.S. is on the market illegally and should be recalled for rigorous safety testing. The FDA has deliberately unleashed a host of potentially harmful foods onto American dinner tables in blatant violation of U.S. law. AND YOU DONT GET TO KNOW WHICH FOODS THEY ARE.

"ruth" They are interspliced with genomes from different species. E.G: They put cockroach genes in tomatoes, corn...etc, to help them withstand temperature variations.

I think this is a little different than "seafood" They are starting to splice in HUMAN genes, isnt that tastey?

no "Richard" you are just wrong, thats all. Species inter-mixing with similiar species is natural, splicing fish genes in a plant can never happen in nature. So, i dont see your point.

Answer 1

I don't know. Why hasn't seafood ever been required to have FDA approval?

General apathy is my guess.

Answer 2

Let me make this easy for you. ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU EAT, PLANT WISE, HAS BEEN GENETICALLY MODIFIED!!!

If you don't believe me, look up potatoes and see what they originally looked like, and look at what they look like now. Same thing with corn, apples, grapes, wheat, etc.

Get over it.

Yes, I know I'm going to get a LOT of thumbs downs.

Edit

What I was pointing out is that we have been modifying plants for thousands of years and this is the next step in that process.

But can you show one case where they used cockroach genes in tomatoes, corn or etc? If so give us the link so we can check it out. Show us were they use animal genes in plants.

The FDA is not the only Federal agency that covers Transgenic plants, including but not limited to those which produce pharmaceuticals. They are regulated by three government agencies which comprise the Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology established in 1986.

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - evaluates potential agricultural impacts such as gene flow and 'weediness'

EPA - evaluates potential environmental impact intergenic microorganisms under the Toxic Substances Control Act

DHHS Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - evaluates human health risk if the plant or one of its proteins is intended for human

So yes, I’ve read up on pharming, and check out both sides. Do I have concerns, yes. I would prefer that don’t use food plants for somethings. But am I overly worried about it not really.

So give us some link and let us check them out.

Answer 3

The problem is with the definition of "Genetically modified(engineered)".

As you know, the argument the FDA made was that 99% of all grains grown in the US COULD and ARE considered GE foods. As in the case with nearly everything "scientists" get involved in they use extreme cases to push their agenda. If we allow these "scientists" to bully the FDA then the drug companies with their "scientists" could do the same.

In short, what would happen if they pulled ALL GE foods off the market?

Honestly the cases you pose of inter-species splicing, make of far less than .25% of all GE foods.

Is your point that all should be banned or labeled?

Answer 4

it ought to worsen. The FDA is likewise attempting to swap the nutrition and supplement marketplace. in the event that they do, we are all in difficulty. that should point they could take the least confusing nutrition (like nutrition C) and take it off the marketplace or make it prescription (then you definately'll pay by the nostril for it).

Answer 5

There is no reason to label genetically modified food because it's not difference at all from the so-called organic food. It's important to note that traditional and genetically modified foods are all subject to the same labeling requirements.

Genetically modified food is as safe as traditional food and that's why there is no reason to label it as bioengineered.

The following websites can give you more insight about genetically modified food:
http://www.gmoafrica.org
http://www.gmofoodforthought.com/
http://www.fbaeblog.org/
http://www.monsanto.com/biotech-gmo/

Answer 6

I wonder what your source if information is? Based on your other question about school children inspections, I'm not willing to trust what you say. And how do you know that this "gene splicing" is harmful?

Sorry, I don't believe you.

Answer 7

Two words: soylent green.

Answer 8

yes it is scary to think that we eat these foods