Obama sells out to Big Ag

Not only do we have GMO sugar beets, alfalfa and ethanol corn, but GMO farm-raised salmon is apparently next, with Team Obama buying the corporate farm's (aqua-CAFO?) arguments hook, line and sinker.

The real problem is the refusal of USDA and FDA to require labeling of GMO-containing foodstuffs:

Even more than questionable approvals, it’s the unwillingness to label these products as such — even the G.E. salmon will be sold without distinction — that is demeaning and undemocratic, and the real reason is clear: producers and producer-friendly agencies correctly suspect that consumers will steer clear of G.E. products if they can identify them. Which may make them unprofitable. Where is the free market when we need it?

A majority of our food already contains G.M.O.’s, and there’s little reason to think more isn’t on the way. It seems our “regulators” are using us and the environment as guinea pigs, rather than demanding conclusive tests. And without labeling, we have no say in the matter whatsoever.

We have no say because we have no corporate dollars, especially as both mainstream parties whore after farm state votes.

That said, the EU may lessen its zero-tolerance policy on GMOs. Even if it is too strict, I hope it isn't lessened. Here, as in many other cases, we need the EU as a counterweight to the USofA.