Activists: Drop Monsanto Lobbyist as FDA 'Food Safety' Czar
By Samantha Bonar, LA Weekly 01 February 12
http://www.readersupportednews.org/news-section2/312-16/9745-activists-drop-monsanto-lobbyist-as-fda-food-safety-czar
[excerpted] "Occupy cornfields! Support is growing for a petition calling for the ouster of Michael Taylor, a senior adviser for the FDA who formerly served as vice president of Monsanto, the controversial agricultural multinational at the forefront of genetically modified foods, the Washington Post reports. President Obama took a lot of flak when he appointed Taylor to the position three years ago. As the second highest-ranking official at the FDA, Taylor is responsible for implementing the day-to-day policies that govern food safety laws in the U.S..."
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