In response to their difficulties in passing the DARK Act (Deny Americans the Right to Know), Monsanto’s lobbyists, the GMA, and their faithful servants in Congress are preparing several contingency plans: (1) attach a secret rider to a Congressional Appropriations bill that will make the DARK Act the law of the land without U.S. Senators having to take a public stand (this is Monsanto, GMA and the Republican Party’s first choice); or (2) come up with a grand compromise supported by Senator Debbie Stabenow and the Democrats, seconded perhaps by the “loyal opposition” in the organic and non-GMO industry, for “QR” barcodes on packages and supermarket shelves that supposedly will satisfy consumers’ right to know whether foods are genetically engineered or not. READ MORE.
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