https:// www.ewg.org/release/big-food-s-dark-act-introduced-congress#.WqsHx2bMyu4
that legislation take a big fat dump on the Constitution and states rights
Horse face better watch it. That kind of talk might earn her a BOOM!
“Rep. Pompeo is signing away the rights of all Americans to know what they are buying and feeding their families," said Colin O’Neil, director of government affairs for Center for Food Safety. "This bill is an attack on states’ ability to assure their citizens are informed.”
Pompeo’s bill – christened the “Deny Americans the Right-to-Know” or DARK act by critics – would prevent states from adopting GE labeling laws that have gained widespread support over the last two years. The proposal would also prevent states from making it illegal for food companies to label products that contain GE ingredients as “natural,” as Connecticut has already done.
(NaturalNews) Big Biotech seems to have found a political front man in Kansas Republican Representative Mike Pompeo, whose relentless efforts to kill the GMO labeling movement are being driven by his many industry sponsors, including the anti-labeling group Koch Industries.
The "Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015," authored by Pompeo, also known as the DARK Act (Denying Americans the Right to Know), was recently passed by the House of Representatives in a 275-150 vote, where it will now move on to the Senate. If passed, the bill will render null any state-level GMO labeling laws like those passed in Hawaii, Oregon and Connecticut.
Pompeo is not only in full support of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) being laced into foods without proper labeling, he also thinks mandatory labeling would somehow be "anti-science." Here's one of the many lies Pompeo has been caught repeating in the media:
"Precisely zero pieces of credible evidence have been presented that foods produced with biotechnology pose any risk to our health and safety. We should not raise prices on consumers based on the wishes of a handful of activists."
GMO Myths and Truths report full of evidence showing GMO dangers
First of all, there's plenty of evidence to suggest that biotech novelties like Roundup-Ready Bt corn, for instance, are harmful to mammals. Multiple animal studies, including a paper looking at Monsanto's MON 863 Bt corn, found that certain GM substances and proteins can trigger both allergic reactions and immune responses.
The "GMO Myths and Truths" report, a 330-page document put together by EarthOpenSource, is also replete with scientific evidence that GMOs are harmful to humans and the environment. The report outlines the mutagenic nature of genetic modification, and explains that there is virtually no evidence whatsoever that GMOs are safe.
"Genetically modified (GM) crops and foods are promoted on the basis of a range of far-reaching claims from the industry and its supporters," explains EarthOpenSource. "However, a large and growing body of scientific and other authoritative evidence shows that these claims are not true. On the contrary, evidence presented in this report indicates that GM crops:
Are laboratory-made, using technology that is totally different from natural breeding methods, and pose different risks from non-GM crops
Can be toxic, allergenic or less nutritious than their natural counterparts
Are not adequately regulated to ensure safety
Do not increase yield potential
Do not reduce pesticide use but increase it
Create serious problems for farmers, including herbicide-tolerant "superweeds", compromised soil quality, and increased disease susceptibility in crops
Have mixed economic effects and disrupt markets
Harm soil quality, disrupt ecosystems, and reduce biodiversity
Do not offer effective solutions to climate change
Are as energy-hungry as any other chemically-farmed crops
Cannot solve the problem of world hunger but distract from its real causes – poverty, lack of access to food and, increasingly, lack of access to land to grow it on