If you missed the live stream yesterday of the congressional hearing on HR 4432 (Dark Act) in D.C. watch it now on video. Video: #HR4432 Time Code List - Seeking individuals to add highlights and links in comments on the YouTube page Watch HR 4432 Hearing (2 hrs. 52+ mins) https://youtube/watch?v=mlfpViqjJTE Time Code List (highlights) 5:07 Opening Statement - Mr. Pitts (R-PA) There have recently been a number of state initiatives calling for the mandatory labeling of food products that contain #GMOs. We will hear today from a number of witnesses who can speak to such actions and the impact they would have. 5:21 Food labeling is a matter of interstate commerce and is therefore clearly a federal issue that rightfully resides with Congress and the #FDA. 2002: FDA Letter Opposing Oregon Measure 27 https://bio.org/advocacy/letters/fda-letter-opposing-oregon-measure-27-0 2014: In 2002, Oregon Voters Were Hoodwinked By Big Bucks And The FDA blog.seattlepi/videoblogging/2014/07/28/big-bucks-and-the-fda/ 6:30 Opening statement - Mr. Pallone (NJ) 9:18 Statement Mr. Butterfeld (NC) GMO Labeling cost to consumers $500/year COSTS OF LABELING GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD PRODUCTS IN N.Y. STATE dyson.cornell.edu/people/profiles/docs/LabelingNY.pdf * The work on this report was supported financially by the Council for Biotechnology Information 12:30 Opening Statement - Ms. Blackburn (R-TN) Golden Rice. “Golden rice was scrapped because it didn’t work,” Rachel Parent, 14, said. “In order for the average 11-year-old boy to get enough vitamin A from rice, he’d have to eat 27 bowls of rice. Another thing is, the reason there’s blindness, isn’t because there’s a lack of vitamin A in the rice, it’s because their diets are simply rice.” medicaldaily/14-year-old-food-activist-rachel-parent-sports-her-knowledge-gmos-heated-tv-debate-video-251487 Greenpeace and Golden Rice greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/agriculture/problem/genetic-engineering/Greenpeace-and-Golden-Rice/ 15:52 Opening Statement - Mr. Pompeo (R-KS) This bill is needed by folks all around America so they can afford food... 17:52 Opening Statement - Mr Waxman (D-CA) The FLAVR SAVR tomato, actions based on science, label must contain science based information, what does science tell us about GE foods, 24:22 Statement - Michael Landa, Director Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition FDA of Health an Human Services docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF14/20141210/102797/HHRG-113-IF14-Wstate-LandaM-20141210.pdf 25:00 Based on evaluations, we are confident that the GE foods in the U.S. marketplace today are as safe as their conventional counterparts 26:37 FDA has well-established scientific procedures for evaluating the safety of such new substances, and our guidelines help developers identify these issues and address such concerns prior to marketing. 27:29 Food growers, manufacturers, and distributors are responsible for taking the steps necessary to ensure that their food products are safe. Since the consultation process was created, developers of GE plants (which include private companies, academic institutions, and government agencies) have completed the process more than 100 times as they sought to introduce plants representing more than 150 different crop varieties into the U.S. market. NOTE: This list will be updated. (Thank you Weekly Womens GMO Free News for sharing)
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