[Tamar1973]

I know many companies that recruit scientists from the FDA because, after working with them on an approval or other issues, they find that they know what they're doing and would create value for the company. There are many folks at the FDA who can earn much more money in the private sector than they can in public employment.

And you don't think that fact colors their monitoring of these companies. You are naive.

The FDA is against labeling of GMO foods as such because no one can prove that there is any reason to do so.

There is no legitimate reason NOT to do so except that the food companies (and their lapdogs at the FDA and in Congress) don't think we're smart enough to have the right to make the choice for ourselves what we want to eat.

[Mase]

And you don't think that fact colors their monitoring of these companies

You are very cynical indeed. Do you also believe that all business is immoral and all managers are corrupt. Are there any people capable of doing their job professionally and acting in the best interest of the public and/or their employer? What is it that you do for a living? When did you become so cynical and bitter? If you think I'm naive, please enlighten me with your experiences dealing with the FDA. I'd be especially interested in any corruption you're aware of and any circumstances where they kow tow'd to industry thereby placing consumers at risk. I ask because, quite frankly, your responses are the kind I'd expect from someone who only sees industry from the outside.

There is no legitimate reason NOT to do so except that the food companies (and their lapdogs at the FDA and in Congress)

There's that bitterness again. What is it about genetically modified foods that you find dangerous - please don't link me to any more BS from Weston Price. Food labeling makes sense when their is a legitimate health concern. We've been genetically modifying foods for quite a long time now so you'd probably have to label most foods as genetically modified today. Your labeling request is nothing more than a stigma advocated by the know nothing busybodies and nanny stater's who wish to exert more control over individuals and business. Your desires would do nothing for food safety but would raise the costs and reduce the choices. It's just bizarre to find conservatives advocating for this kind of government intervention when none is required.

Have you had any luck finding proof that the chemical structure of fructose and glucose from HFCS is any different than the chemical structure of fructose and glucose from hydrolized sucrose? Standing by.