FDA Removes 1 Million Signatures for GMO Labeling Campaign

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FDA Removes 1 Million Signatures for GMO Labeling Campaign

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By Anthony Gucciardi (http://wakeup-world.com/category/contributing-writers/natural-society/)
Contributing Writer for Wake Up World (http://wakeup-world.com/2012/04/03/fda-removes-1-million-signatures-for-gmo-labeling-campaign/)
While the Food and Drug Administration has seemingly reached the limit for unbelievable behavior, the company’s decisions continue to astound and appall consumers and health activists alike. In the agency’s latest decision, undoubtedly amazing thousands of individuals yet again, the FDA virtually erased 1 million signatures (http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/food/stew/chi-gmolabeling-campaign-claims-a-million-supporters-but-fda-doesnt-agree-20120328,0,1662591.story) and comments on the ‘Just Label It’ campaign calling for the labeling of genetically modified (http://naturalsociety.com/genetically-modified-foods/) foods.
The ‘Just Label It” campaign (http://justlabelit.org/) has gotten more signatures than any campaign in history for the labeling of genetically modified foods. Since October of 2011, the campaign has received over 900,000 signatures, with 55 politicians joining in on the movement. So what’s the problem here?

Evidently, the FDA counts the amount of signatures not by how many people signed, but how many different individual letters are brought to it. To the FDA, even tens of thousands of signatures presented on a single petition are counted as – you guessed it – a single comment. This is how, despite over a million supporters being gathered by the petition, the FDA concluded a count of only 394.
“This is an election year and there are more than a million people who say this is important to them. This is petition has nothing to do with whether or genetically modified foods are dangerous. We don’t label dangerous foods, we take them off the shelves. This petition is about a the citizens’ right to know what they are eating and whether or not these foods represent a novel change.” said Andrew Kimbrell an attorney for the Center for Food Safety, one of the partner groups on the Just Label It campaign.
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The argument as to whether genetically modified foods are dangerous is a whole discussion on its own, but for the FDA to completely sidestep away from the labeling of GM foods is completely and utterly irresponsible. Consumers have every right to know what they are consuming. Needless to say, biotechology giant Monsanto (http://wakeup-world.com/category/environment/monsanto/) is against GMO labeling, claiming that it would mislead consumers since GMOs are ‘perfectly safe’. Of course there is plenty of evidence proving that GMOs are not completely safe (http://naturalsociety.com/how-biotech-corporations-and-gmo-crops-are-threatening-the-environment-and-humankind-alike/), and how they affect life in the long-term is questionable to say the least. Either way, there is enough controversy surrounding the issue which is cause for alarm for millions of people, and Monsanto’s opinion on GMOs safety is a sorry excuse for not labeling foods as GM. Is the FDA avoiding such an issue because so many ties exist between (http://naturalsociety.com/breaking-monsanto-forced-out-of-uk-by-activists/) genetically modified makers like Monsanto and the agency?
The bottom line is that you have the right to know what is in your food, and what your food IS. Denying that right, whether it be by the essential deletion of millions of signatures on a petition, or by ignoring the voices of thousands of people on the street, is taking power away from the people.
About the Author
Anthony Gucciardi is an accomplished investigative journalist with a passion for natural health. Anthony’s articles have been featured on top alternative news websites such as Infowars, NaturalNews, Rense, and many others. Anthony is the co-founder of Natural Society (http://www.naturalsociety.com/), a website dedicated to sharing life-saving natural health techniques. Stay in touch with Natural Society via the following sites Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Natural-Society/191822234195749) – Twitter (https://twitter.com/#%21/naturalsociety) – Web (http://naturalsociety.com/)

[Hermie]

Once again, the specific persons who are in charge of doing this, of removing names and miscounting
petitioners need to be named.
Their full names and addresses must be listed for future reference.
They need to be held accountable.
None of this, "From the Office of Government Bullshit" as the perpetrator of these things.
It must be, "Joe Blow and Mary Doe of the Office of Government Bullshit" did this.
We need to know.
They need to know we know.

[gunDriller]

Once again, the specific persons who are in charge of doing this, of removing names and miscounting
petitioners need to be named.
Their full names and addresses must be listed for future reference.
They need to be held accountable.
None of this, "From the Office of Government Bullshit" as the perpetrator of these things.
It must be, "Joe Blow and Mary Doe of the Office of Government Bullshit" did this.
We need to know.
They need to know we know.


the FDA is not there to protect people's health.

the head guy of their ophthalmic device unit ignorred multiple reports of thousands patients injured by LASIK when he was an FDA employee. including a report that i filed with him, return receipt requested.

after leaving the FDA, he came out and said the procedure was dangerous and should be discontinued.

a day late and a dollar short.

Dean Kantis @ the URL in my sig has the details - the name of that ex-FDA administrator.


the FDA works for the ophthalmic devices industry ET AL (and other American corporations), e.g. Monsanto.

[BrewTech]

the FDA is not there to protect people's health.



the FDA works for the ophthalmic devices industry ET AL (and other American corporations), e.g. Monsanto.

Monsanto, et. al., ARE the FDA.

The very same people.

Fash-izm, personified.

[Glass]

I've always said mass signature petitions don't count for much. To express your will you need to write a letter and sign it. My Will is etc....... This applies to each and every person who wishes to express their will.

So you get a web site with the template letter for people to down load, then you need someone to receive and collate the letters then deliver them to the recipient. Electronic petitions don't count for anything. They are a waste of time and energy, much like a tea party. shame to see so much effort go to waste but I see it time and again.

The other option is to petition in person..... all at once.

[Gaillo]

I'm BETTING that if the petition was in favor of some recent chemical toxin big pharma was trying to push on us, the FDA would count EVERY ONE of those signatures... twice.

[mick silver]

again they can do what they want WE have no rights . people need to remember this .