Obama selects former Monsanto lobbyist to be his TPP chief agriculture negotiator

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29. "As consumers, WE are at the top of the food chain. And WE are ushering in a non-GMO food supply..."

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The Tipping Point in the Fight Against GMOs: Moms

By Nancy Massotto, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director of the Holistic Moms Network
Posted by GMI Reporter
Green Med Info, September 9, 2013

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Nancy: I agree that more people are aware of the problem and food companies are responding to a degree, yet Monsanto's power and the spread of GMOs is also more pervasive than ever -- are we really making progress?

Jeffrey M Smith: We need to remember that we can win this battle without requiring policy change. Genetically engineered foods were banned in Europe, not by the European commission, but by Nestlé's and Unilever and McDonald's, etc. that's where we have our greatest leverage.

We may continue to see the Obama administration and Congress bend to the will of Monsanto, as they have for two decades. But we should not judge our success on that basis. The increased efforts by the biotech industry to defend its turf and promote its products are in reality a frantic effort to stem the tide of the inevitable. As consumers, we are at the top of the food chain. And we are ushering in a non-GMO food supply through our healthier choices.

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