“That pressure should be coming from consumers, not government.”
Consumers are going to their govt and saying we want to know whats in our food.
Again, the wrong place for government. In a free-market system, that pressure should be exerted by consumers upon manufacturers. I'm not favoring Dow over Alba, or vice-versa, both have their places. I'm fully against lobbyists promoting their companies at the expense of others. Government should be here to enforce the Constitution, enforce the Constitutional laws, and protect its citizens from attack.
What I'm saying is that every time consumers go to the government, it just gets worse for everyone in the long run. Nothing the government gets involved with does better. Nothing. All innovation comes from private sector individuals and companies working to make things better for someone (be it themselves, their shareholders, or the consumer). Caveat emptor.