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I don't suppose the FDA/USDA/EPA have ever been known to be wrong about relatively new practices?

But classic methods have been used and proven for centuries. It seems riskier and frankly, backwards, to me to require stricter regulation on what has been proven but easily permit that which is new and still being tried out.

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In the USA, former executives from the companies being regulated typically run the organizations charged with regulating said companies.

Is the fox guarding the (non-GMO) hen house? "Testing for GMO products is currently voluntary," according to an FDA spokeswoman. "Although the consultation process is voluntary, compliance with the law is mandatory; it is the manufacturer's responsibility to ensure that the food products it offers for sale are safe and otherwise comply with applicable requirements," the spokeswoman said in a statement to ABC News.[1]

What has the FDA really "rigorously thought" about if they aren't testing?

[1] http://abcnews.go.com/Health/eating-gmo-produce/story?id=300...

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